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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Eleni Courea Political correspondent

‘Misleading’ to claim psychiatrists do not back assisted dying bill, says Kim Leadbeater

Kim Leadbeater said there had been no drop-off in support for the bill among MPs before a vote on Friday.
Kim Leadbeater said there had been no drop-off in support for the bill among MPs before a vote on Friday. Photograph: Jordan Pettitt/PA

Kim Leadbeater has hit back at criticism from the Royal College of Psychiatrists over the assisted dying bill and said there had been no drop-off in support for it among MPs before a vote on Friday.

The Labour MP said it was “misleading” to say RCPsych had pulled its support and that there were enough psychiatrists who backed the change to mean “it wouldn’t be an issue to get psychiatrists to engage” in the process.

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