How the Assisted Dying Bill Could Be Resurrected

Julian Smith: Assisted Dying is far too serious for a Private Member’s Bill

Julian Smith is the Conservative MP for Skipton and Ripon and a former Government Chief Whip The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill may have fallen, but the campaign to introduce assisted dying through the back door of a private members’ bill has not. With a new Private Members Bill (PMB) ballot approaching, MPs that are successful must think very carefully about what they want to achieve. To reintroduce an identical assisted dying bill, a…

MPs Who Supported Assisted Suicide Bill Previously May Vote No on Second Vote

In a major blow to Kim Leadbeater’s plans to revive her assisted suicide Bill, cross-party MPs from the Conservatives, Labour and Liberal Democrat parties who previously voted for the Bill, including former Chancellor of the Exchequer, Conservative MP Sir Jeremy Hunt, have told constituents they now oppose it being forced into law using the Parliament Acts to bypass the House of Lords. Assisted suicide campaigners have made it clear that they ar…

Assisted dying bill could return as MPs enter ballot to bring it back

EXCLUSIVE: Kim Leadbeater urged successful MPs to meet with those who are campaigning for assisted dying.

How the assisted dying bill could be resurrected

The assisted dying bill has a chance of restarting its journey to becoming law on Thursday.

How The Assisted Dying Bill Could Still Become The Law

A random ballot which gives MPs the chance to propose their own new laws will be drawn on Thursday morning. Those MPs who come in the top few positions in the ballot have a decent chance of their bills passing. Politics Hub: Follow the latest If a supporter of assisted dying comes high up in the ballot on Thursday – ideally first place – they plan to bring the bill back and give it a second chance of becoming law. Kim Leadbeater, the backbench L…

MPs who supported assisted suicide Bill now oppose it being forced through via the Parliament Acts, suggesting Bill likely to fail if it comes back

In a major blow to Kim Leadbeater’s plans to revive her assisted suicide Bill, cross-party MPs from the Conservatives, Labour and Liberal Democrat parties who previously voted for the Bill, including former Chancellor of the Exchequer, Conservative MP Sir Jeremy Hunt, have told constituents they now oppose it being forced into law using the Parliament Acts to bypass the House of Lords.  Assisted suicide campaigners have made it clear that they a…