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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ben Mitchell

MP Paul Blomfield makes emotional plea for change in law on assisted dying

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Labour MP Paul Blomfield has made an emotional appeal for a change in the law on assisted dying as he described the death of his elderly father.

The 69-year-old, who represents Sheffield Central, told Sky’s Sophy Ridge On Sunday programme how he received a phone call more than eight years ago informing him that his father, Harry, had taken his own life.

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