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Andy Burnham says social care should be fixed before new assisted dying debate

Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleAndy Burnham has stated that the UK must first fix its palliative and social care systems before considering the legalisation of assisted dying. He announced plans to reform the social care system, aiming to establish a national care service and achieve broad political consensus on its funding. Burnham's current position represents a change from his previous abstention in a 2015 vote on assisted dying, citing personal family experience over the past nine years as having altered his view. While now supporting the principle of assisted dying, he maintains that any new law must be contingent on hospices being properly funded and organised. His views align with other prominent parliamentarians, including Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey, who also advocate for improved palliative care as a prerequisite, despite Burnham's Catholic background which traditionally opposes assisted dying legislation. In fullPalliative and social care needs fixing before assisted dying debate, PM saysMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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