David Cameron becomes first former PM to back assisted dying bill in major U-turn - Lord Cameron said the assisted dying bill ‘is not about ending life, it is about shortening death’

Former Prime Minister Lord David Cameron has backed moves to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill adults. In an op-ed in the Times, Lord Cameron said that while he had opposed moves to legalise assisted dying in the past, he believed the current proposal was "not about ending life, it is about shortening death".

Parliament will vote on an assisted dying bill this Friday for the first time in nearly a decade. Labour MP Kim Leadbeater proposed the Private Members Bill in mid-October, which will legalise assisted death under certain conditions for terminally ill adults in England and Wales.

A proposed law could legalise assisted dying in England and Wales. Spen Valley MP Kim Leadbeater has proposed the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. She put forward the bill in October and a debate and first vote will take place on Friday.

Parliament will vote on an assisted dying bill tomorrow for the first time in nearly a decade.Labour MP Kim Leadbeater proposed the Private Members Bill in mid-October, which will legalise assisted death under certain conditions for terminally ill adults in England and Wales.