Assisted dying Scotland—Sir Keir Starmer backs call for change in law as Dame Esther Rantzen champions move

Assisted dying Scotland—Sir Keir Starmer backs call for change in law as Dame Esther Rantzen champions move
The Scotsman (Edinburgh, Scotland), 12/22/23
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has backed calls for a change in the law on assisted dying. The cause has been championed by Dame Esther Rantzen, who has called for politicians to grapple with the issue for the first time since 2015. The 83-year-old Childline founder and broadcaster has stage four lung cancer and earlier this week said she has joined the assisted dying clinic Dignitas. The Labour leader, who backed a change in the law the last time the issue was voted on in the Commons in 2015, acknowledged it would have to be addressed carefully.