{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6b2fc9ba-b9b7-4b7a-b980-e0024facd926/67487a84c313416238fbff83?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The politics of assisted dying","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b9f75c1a8cbe0c083cee79/1732808899709-6c9d8692-b001-4d47-9432-a70a5d500be2.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>MPs are about to vote on arguably the biggest social change since abortion.</p><p><br></p><p>***If you enjoyed this, listen to our previous episode, \"Is the UK ready for Assisted Dying?\"***</p><p>Listen here: https://pod.fo/e/274d9c</p><p><br></p><p>--</p><p><br></p><p>Kim Leadbeater’s private members bill proposing to legalise assisted dying faces a free vote on Friday November 29. In a free vote, MPs are not whipped by their party to vote in a particular way.</p><p><br></p><p>This means the debate between MPs has taken an unusual course, with seemingly unlikely alliances being formed across party lines.</p><p><br></p><p>Andrew Marr, Hannah Barnes and Rachel Cunliffe discuss the politics of this extraordinary vote, and the impact it could have on both the UK and Keir Starmer’s Labour government.</p><p><br></p><p>They also discuss the shock immigration statistics released Thursday, and a petition calling for another general election which has attracted two million signatures.</p><p><br></p><p>--</p><p><br></p><p>READ</p><p>Ben Walker's must-read analysis of the general election petition</p><p>https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2024/11/general-election-petition-should-worry-conservatives-not-labour</p><p><br></p><p>FREE</p><p>Get politics news and analysis in your inbox every day with our Morning Call newsletter</p><p>morningcall.substack.com</p><p><br></p><p>SAVE</p><p>Podcast listeners can save 25% on a New Statesman subscription for yourself or a loved one</p><p>www.newstatesman.com/pod24</p>","author_name":"The New Statesman"}