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As it became clear that MPs had voted against the assisted dying bill, campaigners who had fought for a change…

After two years of impassioned arguments, tearful personal testimonies, noisy protests and ethical dilemmas, the assisted dying bill for England…

So why have fewer MPs backed it, compared to a year ago?There are a number of reasons why support for…

Edwards, the Labour MP for Rochester and Strood, said: “Parliament has dropped the ball today. “It will be picked up…

Across Europe, six countries have some form of legalised assisted dying: Switzerland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Spain and Austria. In…

Assisted dying bill returns to the CommonsMorning, and welcome to our UK politics blog. The assisted dying bill is back…

Edwards made clear from the start that she wanted to bring forward a bill that was identical to the one…

Once in a while, footsoldiers of the House of Commons, you are able to make history by leaving your own…

MPs who voted for and against assisted dying have urged their respective sides not to take the “extraordinary risk” of…

I was elected to Westminster two years ago, when the country was crying out for change and looking to parliament…