Assisted dying law would be implemented in ‘safe and practicable’ way, says PM

Sir Keir Starmer said the Government’s role was to ensure that every piece of legislation that passed through Parliament was ‘effective and workable’ (House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA) - (PA Wire)

The assisted dying Bill would be implemented “in a way that is safe and practicable” if passed into law, Sir Keir Starmer said after the time frame allowed for it to fully come into force was doubled.

The new, potential four-year wait for an assisted dying service to be up and running if a law passes in England and Wales has been branded “unreasonable” by campaigners, as terminally ill people said they needed “dignity, not delays”.