Assisted dying bill backed by MPs despite most in London voting against

MPs have backed plans to legalise assisted dying after five hours of emotional debate in the House of Commons on Friday.

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill was passed by 330 votes to 275 in a historic vote.

However, the vast majority of London MPs rejected the plan. Out of the capital’s 75 representatives in Parliament, just 28 voted in favour.

MPs were offered a free vote on the bill, meaning they could back what they believed in and did not have to obey party lines.

Prime Minister and Holborn and St Pancras MP Sir Keir Starmer was among those who supported the proposal, while Health Secretary and Ilford North MP Wes Streeting voted against it.

Kim Leadbeater, the MP behind the assisted dying bill, joins supporters in Parliament Square in London after hearing the result of the vote in Parliament for her Terminally Ill Adults (PA Wire)

The passionate debate saw politicians share their personal experiences of seeing loved ones in pain before death.

Crowds of supporters surrounded and hugged MP Kim Leadbeater outside Parliament after her private members’ bill was passed.

She said: “It was robust but it was compassionate. Lots of people with different views, and I think Parliament showed itself in its best light today.”

But many argued that heath system needed to offer better end-of-life care before assisted dying could be legalised.

Vauxhall and Camberwell Green MP Florence Eshalomi held back tears as she spoke about her late mother who suffered from sickle cell anaemia.

Stating she would be voting against the bill, Ms Eshalomi told the Commons: “We should be helping people to live comfortable, pain free lives on their own terms before we think about making it easier for them to die.”

People opposed to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill demonstrated outside Westminster on Friday (Yui Mok/PA) (PA Wire)

Conservative MP Danny Kruger, who led opposition to the Bill during Friday’s debate, said he was “disappointed” but added that the vote was “simply to continue the discussion”.

The Bill will now go before a committee of MPs, who will carry out line-by-line scrutiny of the legislation and possibly propose amendments.

Here is how every London MP voted:

MP	Constituency	Party	Vote
Nesil Caliskan	Barking	Labour	Against
Marsha De Cordova	Battersea	Labour	Against
Liam Conlon	Beckenham and Penge	Labour	Against
Neil Coyle	Bermondsey and Old Southwark	Labour	Against
Rushanara Ali	Bethnal Green and Stepney	Labour	Against
Daniel Francis	Bexleyheath and Crayford	Labour	Against
Dawn Butler	Brent East	Labour	Against
Barry Gardiner	Brent West	Labour	Against
Ruth Cadbury	Brentford and Isleworth	Labour	For
Peter Fortune	Bromley and Biggin Hill	Conservative	Against
Bobby Dean	Carshalton and Wallington	Lib Dem	For
Ben Coleman	Chelsea and Fulham	Labour	Against
Iain Duncan Smith	Chingford and Woodford Green	Conservative	Against
Dan Tomlinson	Chipping Barnet	Labour	Against
Rachel Blake	Cities of London and Westminster	Labour	For
Bell Ribeiro-Addy	Clapham and Brixton Hill	Labour	Against
Natasha Irons	Croydon East	Labour	For
Chris Philp	Croydon South	Conservative	For
Sarah Jones	Croydon West	Labour	For
Margaret Mullane	Dagenham and Rainham	Labour	Against
Helen Hayes	Dulwich and West Norwood	Labour	Against
Rupa Huq	Ealing Central and Acton	Labour	Against
James Murray	Ealing North	Labour	For
Deirdre Costigan	Ealing Southall	Labour	For
Stephen Timms	East Ham	Labour	Against
Kate Osamor	Edmonton and Winchmore Hill	Labour	Against
Clive Efford	Eltham and Chislehurst	Labour	For
Feryal Clark	Enfield North	Labour	Against
Abena Oppong-Asare	Erith and Thamesmead	Labour	Against
Seema Malhotra	Feltham and Heston	Labour	Against
Sarah Sackman	Finchley and Golders Green	Labour	For
Matthew Pennycook	Greenwich and Woolwich	Labour	For
Diane Abbott	Hackney North and Stoke Newington	Labour	Against
Meg Hillier	Hackney South and Shoreditch	Labour	Against
Andy Slaughter	Hammersmith and Chiswick	Labour	For
Tulip Siddiq	Hampstead and Highgate	Labour	For
Bob Blackman	Harrow East	Conservative	Against
Gareth Thomas	Harrow West	Labour	No vote recorded
John McDonnell	Hayes and Harlington	Independent	For
David Pinto-Duschinsky	Hendon	Labour	Against
Keir Starmer	Holborn and St Pancras	Labour	For
Julia Lopez	Hornchurch and Upminster	Conservative	Against
Catherine West	Hornsey and Friern Barnet	Labour	For
Wes Streeting	Ilford North	Labour	Against
Jas Athwal	Ilford South	Labour	For
Jeremy Corbyn	Islington North	Independent	Against
Emily Thornberry	Islington South and Finsbury	Labour	For
Joe Powell	Kensington and Bayswater	Labour	For
Ed Davey	Kingston and Surbiton	Lib Dem	Against
Janet Daby	Lewisham East	Labour	For
Vicky Foxcroft	Lewisham North	Labour	Against
Ellie Reeves	Lewisham West and East Dulwich	Labour	No vote recorded
Calvin Bailey	Leyton and Wanstead	Labour	For
Siobhain McDonagh	Mitcham and Morden	Labour	Against
Louie French	Old Bexley and Sidcup	Conservative	Against
Gareth Bacon	Orpington	Conservative	Against
Miatta Fahnbulleh	Peckham	Labour	For
Apsana Begum	Poplar and Limehouse	Independent	Against
Fleur Anderson	Putney	Labour	Against
Georgia Gould	Queen's Park and Maida Vale	Labour	For
Sarah Olney	Richmond Park	Lib Dem	Against
Andrew Rosindell	Romford	Conservative	Against
David Simmonds	Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner	Conservative	Against
Bambos Charalambous	Southgate and Wood Green	Labour	For
Uma Kumaran	Stratford and Bow	Labour	Against
Steve Reed	Streatham and Croydon North	Labour	For
Luke Taylor	Sutton and Cheam	Lib Dem	For
Rosena Allin-Khan	Tooting	Labour	Against
David Lammy	Tottenham	Labour	Against
Munira Wilson	Twickenham	Lib Dem	Against
Danny Beales	Uxbridge and South Ruislip	Labour	For
Florence Eshalomi	Vauxhall and Camberwell Green	Labour	Against
Stella Creasy	Walthamstow	Labour	For
James Asser	West Ham and Beckton	Labour	Against
Paul Kohler	Wimbledon	Lib Dem	Against