‘Replacing judge with experts will not move assisted dying behind closed doors’

Kim Leadbeater, the Labour MP behind the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, is expected to bring forward amendments for a ‘judge plus’ system.

Kim Leadbeater, the Labour MP behind the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, has insisted plans to introduce a new expert panel into the process will provide extra safeguards — Kim Leadbeater, the Labour MP behind the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, has insisted plans to introduce a new expert panel into the process will provide extra safeguards (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

By David Lynch, Aine Fox and Jordan Reynolds, PA

February 11, 2025 at 8:47am GMT

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