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MPs to get a free vote on Assisted dying legislation in the UK

Today MPs will make one of the most profound decisions of their political careers: how to vote on...

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08.32 29 Nov 2024


MPs to get a free vote on Assisted dying legislation in the UK


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08.32 29 Nov 2024


Today MPs will make one of the most profound decisions of their political careers: how to vote on the assisted dying bill.  

  

If it became law, the bill would give some terminally ill people in England and Wales the right to die at a time of their choosing.  

  

Vincent McAvinney, London based journalist joined Ciara and Shane this morning.


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