03-12-2025 16:33 via theguardian.com

Labour proposed in opposition how to introduce assisted dying via private member’s bill

Leaked document raises questions over amount of government control behind MP Kim Leadbeater’s billLabour proposed while in opposition how to introduce assisted dying via a private member’s bill, suggesting that would still allow “heavy influence” for the government in the process, a leaked document has revealed.The document, seen by the Guardian, proposed a change strikingly similar to the private member’s bill put forward eventually by the Labour MP Kim Leadbeater
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