assisted dying

The UK's two longest-serving MPs have united to oppose the assisted dying bill, which is due to be debated in Parliament next week.

The prime minister has said he will not put pressure on Labour MPs over their votes on whether to legalise assisted dying.

He added: “I also did the biggest consultation in criminal justice when we did the consultation on assisted dying. It was the biggest response, because people felt so strongly, and I could feel that, and I've always said getting the balance right is crucially important.”

Health Secretary Wes Streeting is facing pushback from senior Labour figures over his repeated strident interventions against a move to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales.

This will be the first Commons vote on assisted dying since MPs rejected allowing terminally ill adults to end their lives under medical supervision in 2015.