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PM will abstain from assisted dying vote ‘to avoid influencing debate’
1 September 2026
The prime minister will not vote on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill when it returns to parliament next month to avoid influencing debate, he has told government ministers. In a personal minute shared with ministers last week, Andy Burnham said the government will remain neutral on the “deeply personal” question of assisted dying and on the passage

PM will abstain from assisted dying vote ‘to avoid influencing debate’
1 September 2026
The prime minister will not vote on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill when it returns to parliament next month to avoid influencing debate, he has told government ministers. In a personal minute shared with ministers last week, Andy Burnham said the government will remain neutral on the “deeply personal” question of assisted dying and on the passage






































