Labour Concerns on Assisted Dying Bill

Labour MPs and Activists concerned about the Assisted Dying Bill and wanting to see proper scrutiny and change.

[Heidi Alexander MP @Heidi_Labour]

Passengers have had to put up with broken railways for too long.

We're kicking off the next steps to fundamentally rewire our railways and put passengers first.🇬🇧🚂

[Andrew Pakes MP @andrewpakes_]

I didn’t vote in favour of Assisted Dying Bill but welcomed the commitment that it would face fair scrutiny as it proceeded through the House. I worry we are not seeing that at the moment.

[Jess Asato MP @Jess4Lowestoft]

“A “judge plus” panel is not an MDT, nor does it come close to being one, because no one on the panel knows the patient. Moreover, the panel’s scrutiny comes only at the end of the process, not at the beginning” https://t.co/KdHQSy7tba

[Wes Streeting @wesstreeting]

Promise made, promise delivered early!

We promised to deliver two million more appointments a year as our first step to bring down waiting lists.

We’ve delivered - seven months early!

A hell of lot more to do, but the tide is turning.

https://t.co/C2CfDaCjA8

[Antonia Bance MP @antoniabance]

Very pleased to be asked on to @SophyRidgeSky show last night to talk about why removing the High Court judge from the process is making MPs question their support for the assisted dying bill

[Jess Asato MP @Jess4Lowestoft]

This sets out the very real fears I have about the potential for the Bill to facilitate the state sanctioned death of abused women. Half of health professionals say they cannot identify domestic abuse.

[Jess Asato MP @Jess4Lowestoft]

I'm concerned that the decision to remove High Court Judges from the assisted dying process will leave vulnerable people at greater risk of coercion.

We need more safeguards, not fewer

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[Mary Kelly Foy MP @marykfoy]

It's not right that the goalposts keep moving.

At Second Reading, MPs were promised the #AssistedDyingBill had "the most robust and strongest set of safeguards and protections in the world".

It's becoming increasingly clear that the Bill is flawed, rushed and not fit for purpose.

[Diane Abbott @HackneyAbbott]

Safeguards on the Assisted Dying Bill are collapsing. Rushed, badly thought out legislation. Needs to be voted down. https://t.co/jjsHvRne0k

[FT UK Politics @ftukpolitics]

Do not strip judges out of assisted dying decisions, warns Lady Hale https://t.co/BZWU0jgtXY

[Adam Jogee MP @AJogee]

People have different views on assisted dying - mine are pretty clear and that’s fine because we live in a democracy.

What isn’t fine is a monumental change to - and for - our society that doesn’t get the balanced and objective unpicking it most certainly demands. #LoveNuL 🇬🇧🌹

[Politics UK @PolitlcsUK]

✍️ Labour MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme @AJogee writes for Politics UK arguing that the current debate on the Assisted Dying Bill is imbalanced, and MPs therefore risk passing a law with damaging consequences for society
https://t.co/Q0EEUwe1TM

[teresa smith @treesey]

Labour’s @Meg_HillierMP on @BBCr4today explains the critical difference between campaigning and legislating with regard to the Assisted Dying Bill.
She says the safeguards are currently inadequate & is clearly worried about proper scrutiny of the Bill

[Florence Eshalomi MP @FloEshalomi]

The key safeguard that was used to persuade MPs who raised valid questions about the bill has now been dropped. To say this is worrying is an understatement.
Can they explain why lawyers, psychiatrists & social workers won’t be overwhelmed? Just a farce. https://t.co/gvtljp9AU0

[Melanie Ward MP @melanie_ward]

I have joined with some other MPs who have concerns about the Assisted Dying Bill to put out a statement about the removal of the High Court from the decision.

[Antonia Bance MP @antoniabance]

A group of MPs with concerns about the assisted dying bill have tonight put out a statement about the removal of the High Court from the decision

[Ridge & Frost @RidgeandFrost]

Can the Assisted Dying Bill still pass?

Labour's @antoniabance MP tells @SophyRidgeSky she is helping to organise opposition to the Assisted Dying Bill.

'This Bill is not fit for purpose. It will not make good law,' she says

https://t.co/l8C9Diez3r

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[Antonia Bance MP @antoniabance]

Rachel is a GP and palliative care specialist serving local residents in Friar Park in my constituency. I am proud to have her support in raising concerns about this assisted dying bill.

[MR MUSK 🆇 X 🚀 @dodgefather016]

Please read this succinct letter

[Adam Jogee MP @AJogee]

I’ve cleared my afternoon to go through every single amendment later today. I am sure my colleagues on all sides of this argument will be engaging similarly.

But first I’m off out on the doors #LoveNuL 🇬🇧🌹