Theresa May branded ‘deeply insensitive’ after assisted dying intervention

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Exclusive: The former prime minister was urged to reflect on her choice of words after her intervention in a Lords debate on assisted dying last week was dubbed ‘deeply cruel’

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Theresa May has been accused of being “deeply insensitive” after the former prime minister referred to assisted dying for terminally ill people as suicide during a debate on the matter last week.

Theresa May branded ‘deeply insensitive’ after assisted dying intervention

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