The Labour Member of Parliament for North Northumberland has gone public with his views on the risks posed by assisted suicide becoming enshrined in UK law.
David Smith, who before being elected an MP in 2024 served as chief executive of Gateshead-based homelessness charity Oasis Community Housing, has said that the “painful debate” deserves the full attention of every MP.
The new Labour MP, whose win in this year's UK general election marked the first time ever that Labour had won in North Northumberland, said that having “received and considered heartfelt correspondence from both sides of the argument” since the announcement of the vote on an assisted suicide/assisted dying (AS/AD) Bill, he now wanted to make his position “clear”.
