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Low turnout threatens Commons vote on assisted dying, say MPs

2 articles from The Guardian World, The Independent.

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MPs from both sides of the assisted dying debate expressed concerns about low turnout potentially affecting a Commons vote scheduled for Friday on a bill returning after being rejected by the House of Lords last year. Backers of the measure hope for a second attempt to pass the legislation through Parliament, while polling shows six in ten people support the bill's return to Parliament.

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Low turnout threatens Commons vote on assisted dying, say MPs

Backers seek support for second attempt to get law through House of Lords after ‘undemocratic’ rejection last year MPs on both sides of the assisted dying debate have voiced fears about turnout affecting the vote on Friday, when the bill returns to the Commons for its second…