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Streeting reverses stance on assisted dying as NHS ‘not good enough’ to provide real choice

HEALTH secretary Wes Streeting will vote against the assisted dying Bill, raising concerns that palliative care is not good enough for patients to make an informed choice on ending their life.

The Health Secretary told Labour MPs this week that he had reversed his previous stance because of the state of the NHS.

MPs will debate backbencher Kim Leadbeater’s Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill on November 29 and an initial vote is expected that day.

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