The politics of assisted dying

<p>MPs are about to vote on arguably the biggest social change since abortion.</p><br /><p>***If you enjoyed this, listen to our previous episode, "Is the UK ready for Assisted Dying?"***</p><p>Listen here: https://pod.fo/e/274d9c</p><br /><p>--</p><br /><p>Kim Leadbeater’s private members bill proposing to legalise assisted dying faces a free vote on Friday November 29. In a free vote, MPs are not whipped by their party to vote in a particular way.</p><br /><p>This means the debate between MPs has taken an unusual course, with seemingly unlikely alliances being formed across party lines.</p><br /><p>Andrew Marr, Hannah Barnes and Rachel Cunliffe discuss the politics of this extraordinary vote, and the impact it could have on both the UK and Keir Starmer’s Labour government.</p><br /><p>They also discuss the shock immigration statistics released Thursday, and a petition calling for another general election which has attracted two million signatures.</p><br /><p>--</p><br /><p>READ</p><p>Ben Walker's must-read analysis of the general election petition</p><p>https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2024/11/general-election-petition-should-worry-conservatives-not-labour</p><br /><p>FREE</p><p>Get politics news and analysis in your inbox every day with our Morning Call newsletter</p><p>morningcall.substack.com</p><br /><p>SAVE</p><p>Podcast listeners can save 25% on a New Statesman subscription for yourself or a loved one</p><p>www.newstatesman.com/pod24</p><p><strong>LISTEN AD-FREE:</strong></p><p>📱<a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2022/06/newapp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Download the New Statesman app</a></p><br /><p><strong>MORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:</strong></p><p>❓ <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/podcasts/2022/10/you-ask-us" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ask a question</a> – we answer them every Friday</p><p>⏰ <a href="https://morningcall.substack.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Get our daily politics newsletter</a> every morning</p><p>✍️ <a href="http://saturdayread.substack.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Enjoy the best of our writing</a> via email every Saturday</p><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>