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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Aine Fox

MP behind assisted dying Bill ‘very open’ to hearing how it can be made safer

Labour MP Kim Leadbeater said she is open to hearing suggestions on how safeguards in her Bill can be strengthened (Stefan Rousseau/PA) - (PA Wire)

The MP behind the historic assisted dying Bill said she is “very open” to hearing how safeguards can be strengthened, as a leading opponent insisted it needs tightened “at pretty much every stage”.

The Bill, which succeeded in an initial vote in Parliament in November, will be closely scrutinised by a group of MPs who are due to meet formally for the first time as a committee on Tuesday.

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