Veteran broadcaster Dame Esther Rantzen has politely reminded Prime Minister Keir Starmer of his previous pledge to allow a parliamentary debate on assisted dying. She emphasizes the urgency of the issue, stating it's 'a matter of life and death' for terminally ill individuals like herself.
Dame Esther Rantzen has made direct a plea to Prime Minister Keir Starmer to remember a conversation the pair had about allowing time for a debate in parliament on assisted dying .She said the issue 'really is a matter of life and death'.Dame Esther told Sky News: 'He did say to me, rather sweetly - I had a phone call conversation with him - that he hoped I'd be alive to see the debate. So, I just want to remind him, just gently, you know, nothing bossy, just quietly.
'Dear Sir Keir, whom I've met and have worked with, could you possibly recall your kind words to me and make it come true?'Without a change in the law, the broadcaster said she and others who are terminally ill could face 'a bad death' or their families could face police questioning should she decide to go to Dignitas.She said: 'What we're hoping for is proper time to discuss the issues, have the free vote and change this cruel law.
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