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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Jessica Elgot and Peter Walker

UK’s longest-serving MPs issue joint plea for Commons to reject assisted dying bill

Diane Abbott and Edward Leigh
Diane Abbott and Edward Leigh said parliament should instead focus on better health and care services. Composite: Reuters, PA

Britain’s longest-serving MPs, Labour’s Diane Abbott and the Conservative Sir Edward Leigh, have issued a joint call urging the Commons to reject the assisted dying bill, arguing it is being rushed through and puts vulnerable people at risk.

Writing for the Guardian, Abbott and Leigh – the mother and father of the house – said there had been insufficient scrutiny of the law and urged parliament to instead focus on better health and care services.

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