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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
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Two former health secretaries join calls for new law on assisted dying

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It is understood that a Labour government would make time and expert advice available for an assisted dying bill should MPs back it in a free House of Commons vote. Photograph: John Moore/Getty Images

Two former health secretaries on Saturday night became the latest senior figures to join the growing demands for a new attempt to legalise assisted dying, as a prominent Tory said he is willing to champion the legislation in parliament.

With both former Conservative minister Stephen Dorrell and Labour’s Alan Milburn stating they back changing the law in England and Wales, the Observer understands that a Labour government would make time and expert advice available for an assisted dying bill should MPs back it in a free House of Commons vote.

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