Palliative and social care needs fixing before assisted dying debate, PM says

Prime Minister Andy Burnham was asked about his position on assisted dying (Kirsty Wigglesworth/PA) - (PA Wire)

Palliative care and social care needs to be fixed before assisted dying is considered in the UK, Andy Burnham has said.

The Prime Minister was asked to outline his position on assisted dying, as MPs are set to again debate a Bill designed to legalise it when Parliament returns after its summer recess.