Andy Burnham to abstain from assisted dying vote as PM vows not to 'unduly influence' MPs

Andy Burnham to abstain from assisted dying vote as PM vows not to 'unduly influence' MPs  GB News

Andy Burnham to abstain from vote on assisted dying  The Times

The Bill will return to the House of Commons on September 11 to be debated and voted on by MPs.

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which ran out of time in parliament’s last session

Burnham has called for all views to be respected as MPs vote in two weeks on legalising assisted dying in England and Wales.

UK ministers have been told they can follow their conscience when deciding whether terminally ill adults should be allowed to seek assisted death, as the government steps aside from one of the country’s most emotionally charged ethical debates. Prime Minister Andy Burnham said ministers would be free to “vote, or absta

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is due back in the House of Commons in September

The Bill will return to the House of Commons on September 11 to be debated and voted on by MPs.

Andy Burnham said he would abstain when the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is put before MPs next month, having previously said palliative and social care need to be fixed first

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