Assisted dying Bill MP says new law and better end-of-life care both possible

The assisted dying Bill ran out of time in the last session of Parliament earlier this year (PA) - (PA Archive)

End-of-life care can be improved at the same time as legalising assisted dying, the MP behind the campaign to do so has insisted after Andy Burnham said he believes palliative care needs to be fixed first.

The Prime Minister, who has previously indicated he had changed his view over the years to be in support of the principle of assisted dying, said it is “very challenging” to debate the issue amid gaps in the current offer of care at the end of life.