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Katrine Bussey

Assisted dying Bills aim to ‘fix problem’, says ex-MP whose father took own life

Former MP Paul Blomfield told how his father took his own life after being diagnosed with terminal cancer (Chris McAndrew/UK Parliament/PA) -

Bills at Holyrood and Westminster that would allow terminally ill people to get help to die are trying to “fix a problem we face as society”, a former MP has said as he told how his elderly father took his own life alone.

Paul Blomfield, who served as a Labour MP for Sheffield, said he spoke to his father Harry on the phone – and the next day he was told the 87-year-old had been found dead.

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