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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Peter Walker, Rowena Mason and Aletha Adu

How are cabinet ministers likely to vote on assisted dying?

Kim Leadbeater
The proposed law was introduced by the Labour MP Kim Leadbeater as a private member’s bill. Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian

The private member’s bill introduced by the Labour MP Kim Leadbeater that would legalise assisted suicide for people who are terminally ill with less than six months to live will get its first Commons vote on 29 November.

As it is a free vote, there is no government position. Cabinet ministers have been asked to stay neutral, although they can confirm previously stated views if directly asked. This is what we know about the cabinet’s likely stances.

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