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Assisted dying Bill MP says new law and better end-of-life care both possible
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NEWSDECK ANALYSIS
The coverage of Andy Burnham's statement on assisted dying broadly agrees that he suggests delaying the debate. However, the framing and tone differ across outlets. The Mirror News emphasizes the need for changes in hospice and care before the debate, while Express Politics and Guido Fawkes focus on the delay itself. The tone is cautious in Express Politics, and the language used in Guido Fawkes is more direct, using the term 'assisted suicide'. The left-leaning Mirror News provides more context, whereas the right-leaning outlets focus on the delay.
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Evening Standard
Assisted dying Bill MP says new law and better end-of-life care both possible
The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill will return to Parliament for debate in September.
29 Jul, 13:45
Guardian Politics
Assisted dying debate should come after end-of-life care reform, says Burnham
Introducing legislation would be ‘very challenging’ before improvement of care system, says prime minister
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Andy Burnham has said the assisted dying debate needs to wait until palliative care and social care are fixed, as he delivered a speech to set out his path to resolving one of the most intractable problems in British politics.
The prime minister said he was not opposed to havi…
29 Jul, 12:55
Mirror News
Assisted dying debate should only come after hospice and care changes, says Andy Burnham
Andy Burnham said that palliative and social care needs to be properly funded before the UK can decide whether to legalise assisted dying - an issue set to return to Parliament later this year
29 Jul, 12:06
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Express Politics
Andy Burnham says assisted dying debate should be delayed
Prime Minister was asked about his position on the issue as he gave a speech on social care.
29 Jul, 10:16
Guido Fawkes
Andy Burnham Says Assisted Suicide ‘Debate’ Should Be Delayed
Answering a question from Sky News’ Sam Coates, Andy Burnham said: “I am of the view that that debate – and I don’t say that there shouldn’t be debate at some point about those issues – personally I think there’s something that needs to happen first, and that’s the fixing of the funding of palliative…
29 Jul, 10:02