Esther Rantzen: 'Assisted dying bill being sabotaged'
March 17, 2026
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as posted by the channelTwo years after Keir Starmer told Dame Esther Rantzen that he was 'personally committed' to changing the law on assisted dying, she tells Newsnight she's 'begging' the House of Lords not to block the bill in an act of 'sabotage'. What next for the bill? Interview by Matt Chorley.
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