Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to prioritize the legalization of assisted dying if his party wins the next general election, aiming to change the law within five years. In an exclusive interview with ITV News' @PaulBrandITV, Starmer expressed his personal support and emphasized the urgency of legalizing assisted dying in the next parliament. Additionally, during a conversation with Dame Esther Rantzen, who is battling advanced lung cancer, Starmer promised a free vote on the matter before the end of the decade. Despite his strong stance, it remains unclear whether Starmer intends to introduce government legislation or allocate time for a private member's bill.
Assisted dying will not be official Labour Party policy despite Sir Keir Starmer’s “commitment” to Esther Rantzen that he will make time for a vote on the issue @RichardVaughan1 reports https://t.co/EcuhkSOLi3
Sir Keir Starmer 'committed' to allowing a vote on legalising assisted dying https://t.co/wVjGe6X3lI https://t.co/qP3WoQP6fh
Sir Keir Starmer wants to legalise assisted dying in next parliament https://t.co/kDdPFDFaiZ
Keir Starmer has said he would allow a vote on assisted dying if he becomes prime minister. Britons should be careful about lending this idea support, writes @yuanyi_z 👇 https://t.co/0BBSauI1Ud
Esther Rantzen’s daughter Rebecca Wilcox praises Keir Starmer for promising her mother a vote on assisted dying - but says change is needed sooner. “It won’t help her and it won’t help anybody else in the next five years.” @TVKev | @ThatAlexWoman https://t.co/nc53MKw7eW
Keir Starmer says if Labour win the General Election he’ll ‘legalise assisted dying in next parliament.’ Welcome news for anyone who’ll have to sit through 5 years of his speeches https://t.co/dVYwm7IuFf
'I don't want my family's last memory of me to be pain and suffering': Esther Rantzen welcomes Keir Starmer's pledge to put UK on course to legalise assisted dying by the end of the decade if Labour wins the election https://t.co/h92x7hp85E https://t.co/kRrvrA8AYk
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"We will make the commitment. Esther, I can give you that commitment right now." @Keir_Starmer tells Dame Esther Rantzen that he is personally in favour of changing the law on assisted dying. This is HUGE news. #YesToDignity https://t.co/zRgR2lGgdx
Sir Keir Starmer wants to legalise assisted dying in next parliament via @PaulBrandITV https://t.co/1dd5SoBrhs
Significant moment. Keir Starmer has now committed to holding a free vote on legalising assisted dying if he wins the election. Also says it would happen in his first parliament, opening the door to the law being changed by the end of the decade. https://t.co/tsPdbbYC5Q
The next Labour government will make time for a vote on whether to legalise assisted dying, Sir Keir Starmer has promised He did not specify whether he intended to bring forward legislation, as a government, or make time for a private member’s bill https://t.co/6gUd2VApqq
Dame Esther Rantzen, who has been battling advanced lung cancer says her 'time is running out' to campaign for a vote on assisted dying. During a phone call with Sir Keir Starmer, he said to her that if he's elected as PM, he would be in favour of changing the law.… https://t.co/R49LHPenAC
🚨 NEW: Keir Starmer wants to legalise assisted dying should Labour win the next election [@PaulBrandITV]
EXCL: Keir Starmer wants to legalise assisted dying in the next parliament. ITV News filmed a phone call between the Labour leader and campaigner Esther Rantzen, in which he insisted a vote on assisted suicide cannot wait any longer. Big moment. https://t.co/cuZWCpjbkz
Keir Starmer tells Esther Rantzen he wants to change law on assisted dying if he becomes PM He says a free vote will “definitely” happen before the end of the decade if he wins the election. https://t.co/kTrCyuKz18
Keir Starmer ‘personally supports’ changing assisted dying law ‘within five years’ if Labour win next election https://t.co/147f851ZRU
In an exclusive interview with ITV News' @PaulBrandITV, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has said that he wants assisted dying to be legalised after the next election https://t.co/oSXq3v5D1E
The law on assisted dying could be changed within five years as Sir Keir Starmer promised he would not “prolong the agony” by holding a vote on assisted dying if Labour won the next election ⬇️ https://t.co/4YPxRYmQaL