Politics

Claire Hanna came to ‘dead heat’ after weighing up arguments for assisted dying

The South Belfast and North Down MP said she was initially minded to vote for the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

Claire Hanna, SDLP Westminster candidate for the constituency of South Belfast and Mid Down in Northern Ireland, canvassing in Carryduff. Picture date: Monday June 10, 2024.
The South Belfast and North Down MP Claire Hanna. PICTURE: LIAM MCBURNEY/PA (Liam McBurney/PA)
By John Manley, Politics Correspondent