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Health Secretary Wes Streeting to vote against assisted dying amid coercion fear

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Health Secretary Wes Streeting has said he will vote against the assisted dying Bill (Stefan Rousseau/PA) - (PA Wire)

Health Secretary Wes Streeting is to vote against an assisted dying Bill amid fears around coercion and people feeling a “duty to die”.

The Cabinet minister had previously said he was “uncharacteristically undecided” on the issue.

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