UK assisted dying campaigners hope for new vote in next parliament

Dignity in Dying says election must break deadlock, with polls consistently showing voter support on issue

Campaigners for assisted dying are pinning hopes of a law change on a new cohort of MPs voted in at the next general election, as senior Labour and Conservatives expressed hesitancy over reform.

After the TV presenter Esther Rantzen announced she had joined the Swiss assisted dying society Dignitas, a spokesperson for Dignity in Dying said the election must “break the deadlock” that means terminally ill people cannot access assisted dying in the UK.