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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Millie Cooke and David Maddox

Matt Hancock urges MPs to back assisted dying after constituent’s cancer tragedy changed his mind

Matt Hancock has urged MPs to back Kim Leadbeater’s assisted dying bill, recounting his experience with a constituent suffering from terminal cancer who begged him to change the law.

The former health secretary told The Independent it is time for the law to change, saying it is wrong that some people are “still forced to have very painful deaths”.

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