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Evening Standard
Politics
Christopher McKeon

Opponents of assisted dying vow to fight on as Bill clears first hurdle

People opposed to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill demonstrated outside Westminster on Friday (Yui Mok/PA) - (PA Wire)

Opponents of assisted dying vowed to fight on after Kim Leadbeater’s Bill passed its first Commons hurdle on Friday.

MPs voted in favour of Ms Leadbeater’s proposals by a margin of 330 to 275 after they had their first opportunity to debate the legislation.

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