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Bill will proceed to committee for scrutiny, whose membership will be chosen by its proposer Kim Leadbeater MPs have voted by 330 to 275 to approve the assisted dying bill at a second reading. But the bill is not yet law and still has to pass through several other steps. […]
Many powerful voices spoke for and against the bill, but those of constituents had the greatest sway over MPs • Assisted dying vote – latest updates It is hard to think of a better MP to take on the cause of assisted dying than Kim Leadbeater. She is energetic, engaging, […]