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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Aine Fox

Starmer to study assisted dying Bill and vows no pressure on MPs over vote

The campaign has drawn strong reactions (Jordan Pettitt/PA) - (PA Archive)

The Prime Minister has pledged to study the details of a new assisted dying Bill as he insisted no MPs will face pressure ahead of the first Commons debate on the issue in almost a decade.

Labour MP Kim Leadbeater has described her proposed legislation as the “most robust” in the world, as she stated she expects hundreds of dying people might initially opt to use a service which could see patients press a button to end their lives.

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