'You support a death cult? You and your friend Esther Rantzen'

THE ugly moment when an assisted dying opponent confronts campaigner Jonathan Dimbleby is captured in a new Daily Express documentary film.

- Hanna Geissler

The angry intruder says to the veteran TV presenter: "You support a death cult? You and your friend Esther Rantzen." Jonathan was discussing the importance of a robust debate when the interview was interrupted by an opponent from a nearby anti-assisted dying protest, who accused him of supporting a "cult".

He replied: "I don't see it like that. I quite like life myself."

Heartbreaking

In a mocking tone, the woman said: "Until it hurts? Is that it? It hurts and then it's like, end it now, end it now." Jonathan calmly continued: "I try not to speak in any aggressive way and I won't to you, but I am having a conversation with someone so do forgive me." The tense exchange highlighted the strength of feeling among some opponents, including many who seek to paint supporters of assisted dying as would-be murderers.