Rantzen's assisted dying call to MPs

DAME Esther Rantzen has called on MPs to let terminally ill people like her “face the future with confidence and hope”, as the assisted dying Bill returns to the Commons.

- By Hanna Geissler Health Editor

The broadcaster, 84, will watch from home as the landmark legislation for England and Wales undergoes several more hours' scrutiny today and votes on amendments.

In a message to MPs who will soon decide if the Bill should continue on its journey to becoming law, she said: "Please remember the vast majority of the public urgently need your vote.