Labour Cabinet Split on Assisted Dying – Guido Fawkes

Labour Cabinet Split on Assisted Dying

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With the main third reading vote done the Labour cabinet, which must now implement the Assisted Dying bill, is split. Like the party is on most things…

For:

• Keir Starmer
• Rachel Reeves
• Pat McFadden
• Yvette Cooper
• Heidi Alexander
• John Healey
• Liz Kendall
• Ed Miliband
• Steve Reed
• Hilary Benn

Against:

• Angela Rayner
• Wes Streeting
• Shabana Mahmood
• Darren Jones
• Bridget Phillipson
• Nick Thomas Symonds

Deputy PM Rayner is the most senior opposed cabinet member. Streeting, who will be intimately involved in implementing the bill, has been vocal in his criticism of it. Things are likely to get very messy very quickly…