Prime Minister Andy Burnham to Abstain in Assisted Dying Vote Next Month
Burnham said he will not vote to avoid influencing the debate as MPs prepare to reconsider the bill next month.
- Prime Minister Andy Burnham will abstain from the upcoming vote on The Terminally Ill Adults Bill, seeking to avoid "unduly influence the debate" in his role as Prime Minister.
- The Bill proposes allowing adults in England and Wales with fewer than six months to live to apply for an assisted death, with a vote expected in the House of Commons in two weeks.
- In a recent letter to the Parliamentary Labour Party, Burnham confirmed the Government "remains neutral on the question of assisted dying and on the passage of the Bill," stating the decision "is a matter for Parliament."
- Labour MP Lauren Edwards recently took over the legislation from Kim Leadbeater after it stalled earlier this year, facing a narrowing majority in the Commons that dropped from 55 to 23.
- While Burnham warned ministers to avoid public debate, Wes Streeting previously voted against the Bill, citing concerns that legalizing assisted dying would divert essential "time and money" from palliative care.
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Politics latest: Burnham says he'll abstain on assisted dying - and will give MPs 'genuinely free vote'
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