Starmer rushes to legalise assisted suicide as MP pledges Bill within weeks

A Labour MP is to introduce a Bill on assisted suicide within weeks amid claims that the Prime Minister wants a law in place by Christmas.

Kim Leadbeater, the MP for Spen Valley, will table a Private Member’s Bill on October 16 and the Government will give it time to proceed into law if the House of Commons votes in favour at a Second Reading.

It will be the first time MPs will be given a free vote on assisted suicide since 2015 when a Bill introduced by Labour MP Rob Marris was rejected by 330 votes to 118.