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Labour backbench MP Kim Leadbeater has introduced a bill in the House of Commons that aims to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales.

MPs to hold first debate on Labour MP Kim Leadbeater’s private member’s bill on 29 November

Labour MP Kim Leadbeater believes a new law could be tightly drawn to restrict it to applying to the terminally ill

A new bill aiming to legalize assisted dying in Britain is set to be introduced in Parliament on Wednesday, marking the first time in nearly a decade that lawmakers will debate allowing doctors to help end people’s lives after previous court challenges to change the law failed

Justin Welby warns new law risks turning right to die into a duty ahead of bill being formally introduced in parliament

Kim Leadbeater, sponsor of bill, says it will include ‘stringent’ criteria and only apply to terminally ill adults

The bill is expected to have strict eligibility criteria and is seen as more likely to succeed than an attempt in 2015

Labour MP Clive Lewis to argue for nationalisation and public involvement in management of water companies

Assisted suicide is banned in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, with a maximum prison sentence of 14 years