MPs Vote in Favour of Assisted Dying

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4.4 • 6.4K Ratings

🗓️ 29 November 2024

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Today, in a historic vote, MPs have voted in favour of a bill to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales. After five hours of emotional debate the bill passed with 330 in favour to 275 against, at the first stage in the Commons. Before the bill can become law it will face further scrutiny, and the first cases are not expected for at least two years. James and Chris are joined by Vicki Young, deputy political editor, and Fergus Walsh, medical editor.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts.
0:04.9	The eyes to the right, 330.
0:08.3	The nose to the left, 275.
0:11.7	The eyes have it, the eyes have it.
0:13.1	And look.
0:16.7	Silence in the House of Commons.
0:19.1	Very different to the cheers you normally hear after the result of a vote.
0:23.6	And that's because MPs have voted in favour of something potentially momentous. A bill to legalise assisted dying, or as some people say assisted suicide in England and Wales.
0:34.6	It's by no means the end of the debate or the legislative process, but it could
0:38.5	end up being pretty historic and we'll be talking about it on this episode of newscast.
0:44.3	Newscast from the BBC. I like landscapes. I don't think I'm being rude. Japping, unemployed people
0:50.5	who are overweight. That is not the agenda. It's the fun police working overtime.
0:54.9	The star is born, Elon. So hurt that America let this happen. Frankly, I think we need a British
1:00.4	Trump. Take me down to Downing Street. Let's go have a tour. Blimey. Hello, it's James in Glasgow,
1:07.1	in for Adam today. And Chris is at Westminster. Hello, Chris. Hi. And we also have with us
1:11.4	Vicky Young, deputy political editor and Fergus Walsh, medical editor of the BBC. Hello to you both.
1:17.8	Hi. Hi, James. Now, Chris, before we go into the details, and there are quite a lot of details,
1:24.5	give us a sense of the moment. We heard it there.
1:28.1	There was almost silence in the Commons.
1:30.3	It's a big, big moment, isn't it?
1:32.0	It isn't.
1:32.5	That silence actually got to the heart of it, I think, really.
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