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Exclusive: On eve of Commons vote, MP says legislators may not get another chance to ‘do the right thing’ for 10 years

Sir Mark Rowley’s comments came as the Mayor of London urged the Government to consider decriminalising possession of small amounts of cannabis.

Shabana Mahmood was one of 275 MPs who voted against the legislation when it was put before the House of Commons in November.

Labour’s Charlie Falconer says vocal opponents are leading voters to think government is against change

Charlie Falconer says Labour colleague and justice secretary has ‘religious reasons’ for opposing assisted dying

Kim Leadbeater outlines safeguards as some MPs worry proposal does not bar doctors in England and Wales from suggesting option

Some senior ministers expected to vote against measure in free vote, while others are still undecided

Lord Falconer reveals that Keir Starmer will not block Commons vote on giving terminally ill people choice of ending their lives

Charlie Falconer, Labour peer and former lord chancellor, is to introduce a private member’s bill into the House of Lords on July 26 to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales. It is currently illegal in these parts of the UK to help someone to end their life. The introduction…