This week, Liz Carr’s documentary about assisted dying goes out. I had a conversation with her for it, but you won’t find me in the finished film. That’s because I am also disabled, and I disagree that the proposed laws on assisted
A grandad with terminal cancer who has been paying life insurance premiums for 15 years has been told he can’t make a claim on his policy. Shaun Pinkney, 53, is unable to make a claim because he doesn’t have long enough left
But the loss of toerag and drip will be mourned by the over-40s, according to a poll. Six in 10 of them believe the old jibes were gentler and delivered in a more jovial spirit than contemporary put-downs. However, all ages agree
Sir David Davis listened to the experiences of friends and constituents (Image: Getty) Assisted dying is likely to be legalised in the UK within five years, veteran politician Sir David Davis has said after publicly declaring his cautious support for the first
Watching the debate, brought about in my mother Dame Esther Rantzen’s name, with the help of The Express and the incredible 200,000 signatories to our petition, I find I am deeply moved. I am moved to shake some MPs by the hand
Campaigners gathered outside Parliament ahead of the debate (Image: Dignity in Dying) Dame Esther Rantzen and her family have been given hope that “common sense could prevail” and see assisted dying legalised, following a landmark debate secured with the Daily Express’s help.
Protestors including celebs have gathered in central London as MPs debated a Daily Express-backed assisted dying bill, while counter protestors have also arrived at the scene. Hundreds of people have gathered outside the Houses of Parliament, including Jonathan Dimbleby, who has called
By Caroline Lucas Green Party MP We need to start doing death and dying better in the UK. As a nation, we need to break the taboos and bring conversations and choices out of the darkness and into the light of day.
Dame Esther’s intervention has breathed new life into the campaign to legalise assisted dying (Image: Getty) Indomitable Dame Esther Rantzen says she is “fighting for my family and lots of others”, as MPs are set to hold a landmark parliamentary debate on
Wes Streeting has given a nuanced response to calls from campaigners to secure the right of assisted dying in Britain. Speaking to Times Radio this morning, Labour’s Health Secretary, said he feels “genuinely conflicted” about the major moral debate. The intervention comes