Mark Mardell

1 week ago | prospectmagazine.co.uk | Mark Mardell

I give a hollow laugh when friends hear about my tracking the twists and turns of the assisted dying debate and they say, “But I thought they voted for that ages ago.” It is a reminder that most people neither follow debates in detail nor understand how much time it takes to make a law. The bill will be back in the House of Commons on Friday 13th June and then again on the following Friday 20th.

2 weeks ago | prospectmagazine.co.uk | Mark Mardell

This is Prospect’s rolling coverage of the assisted dying debate. This page will be updated with the latest from our correspondent, Mark Mardell. Read the rest of our coverage hereMany arguments against the bill are already familiar. But there’s one I expect to gain more traction: ministers are reserving an awful lot of powers to themselves. That’s a justified criticism.

2 weeks ago | prospectmagazine.co.uk | Mark Mardell

This is Prospect’s rolling coverage of the assisted dying debate. This page will be updated with the latest from our correspondent, Mark Mardell. Read the rest of our coverage hereEntering the red zone—how much danger is Kim Leadbeater’s bill really in? More than I previously thought, but not as much as opponents claim. Four Labour MPs have now announced they’re changing to a more hostile position on the bill. Pendle & Clitheroe MP Jonathan Hinder will vote against, having previously voted in favour.

2 weeks ago | prospectmagazine.co.uk | Mark Mardell

This is Prospect’s rolling coverage of the assisted dying debate. This page will be updated with the latest from our correspondent, Mark Mardell. Read the rest of our coverage hereThere is no doubt this debate has stirred up some deep passions, including my own. While there is a great deal of emotive advocacy from both sides, we have reached the stage where most are stuck deep in their trenches, dug into their foxholes, with little hope of advances or retreats.

3 weeks ago | prospectmagazine.co.uk | Mark Mardell

This is Prospect’s rolling coverage of the assisted dying debate. This page will be updated with the latest from our correspondent, Mark Mardell. Read the rest of our coverage hereThe Royal College of Psychiatrists has come out against Kim Leadbeater’s assisted dying bill, which will be back in the Commons on Friday.