The Chief Secretary to the Treasury has said he will not vote to change the law on assisted suicide. Darren Jones, deputy to Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves, said he could not vote in favour, given the lack of scrutiny that Kim Leadbeater’s Private Member’s Bill will face in the House of Commons. Complex issueMr Jones said: “My view is that a Private Member’s Bill is not the right way to try to introduce a change in law on such a complex issue. She wrote on social media: “I do not share the reported enthusiasm for the Assisted Dying Bill. Speaking at the annual Tory party conference last month, Mrs Badenoch said: “On assisted suicide, personally I am sympathetic to assisted suicide but I know how government works.

Source: The Guardian November 08, 2024 16:21 UTC