Streeting faces pushback over assisted dying stance
Health Secretary Wes Streeting is facing pushback from senior Labour figures over his repeated strident interventions against a move to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales. MPs will have their say on the issue later this month – in what is known ...
Wes Streeting was wrong to share assisted dying concerns, suggests Labour MP behind bill
The Labour MP leading the campaign to legalise assisted dying has criticised Wes Streeting for “very vocally” opposing the move. Kim Leadbeater said the Health Secretary’s repeated public comments against the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill were “quite disappointing and quite upsetting”.
Wes Streeting 'crossed the line' by opposing assisted dying in public, says Labour peer Harriet Harman
Speaking on the latest episode of the Electoral Dysfunction podcast, Harriet Harman suggested Wes Streeting's arguments against assisted dying were contradictory.
Wes Streeting faces pushback from senior Labour figures over assisted dying
The Health Secretary has said he is against a change in the law to allow terminally ill people to be given assistance to end their lives.
Assisted dying law would hit other NHS care - Streeting
Implementing a new assisted dying law would come at the expense of other NHS services, the health secretary has suggested. Wes Streeting, who once supported assisted dying, plans to vote against the new Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill later this ...
Labour infighting erupts over assisted dying as grandee slaps down Wes Streeting
Infighting has broken out in Labour after Wes Streeting made yet another high-profile intervention opposing the forthcoming assisted dying vote. The Health Secretary has become the most vocal and most senior voice in the Labour Party arguing against MPs backing Kim Leadbeater’s Private Members' Bill.
Hodge: It is a bit daft of Streeting to suggest assisted dying will cost NHS
The Health Secretary said he had asked his department to analyse the costs of implementing any change in the law on assisted dying.
Wes Streeting says what his 'red line' will be if assisted dying becomes law
Health Secretary Wes Streeting said it is a 'red line' for him that medics will be allowed to opt out of assisted dying work if a controversial new Bill becomes law
Labour MP behind assisted dying bill criticises Wes Streeting’s comments - UK politics live
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Labour divided over assisted dying bill as MP tabling legislation labels Wes Streeting's objections 'disappointing'
Labour is facing widening divisions within the party over the newly tabled assisted dying bill, with MPs criticising Wes Streeting who has voiced concerns over proposals.
Assisted dying law could come at expense of other NHS services, says Streeting
The Health Secretary said the Government would need to work through ‘a very new way of working’ if the Bill was passed.
Assisted dying cannot be decided upon in an unseemly rush
Later this month, MPs will be asked to vote on the legalisation of assisted dying. In recognition of the complexities of this ...
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Assisted dying would force NHS to cut health services elsewhere, says Streeting
Mr Streeting told Times Radio: “There would be resource implications” as a result of legalisation and it “would come at the ...