MPs’ decisions on assisted dying should be made on ‘secular basis’ – minister

Seema Malhotra said she will vote against assisted dying (PA) - (PA Media)

Decisions about assisted dying should be made on a “secular basis”, a Government minister said ahead of MPs voting on the issue on Friday.

Home Office minister Seema Malhotra acknowledged that “people have their faiths” but decisions in Parliament should be “based on the evidence”.