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Cancel study into the cost to NHS of assisted dying, Harman tells Streeting

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Harriet Harman demands immediate cancellation of work ordered by Wes Streeting into potential costs of legalisation.

Health secretary said he regarded the bill as a “slippery slope” and said he had commissioned work on financial implications.

Harman said Streeting had breached neutrality’ rules for cabinet ministers.

“They should vote for it at second reading and then the safeguards will be scrutinised in committee and if they are still not happy with the safeguards they can vote against it at third reading This is really important because some people are saying: I am happy with the principle but I am worried about the safeguards’. “This is the biggest piece of liberalising social policy change in a generation, up there with the abolition of capital punishment and the allowing of abortion,” Harman said. She added: “This is a very big moment for MPs and peers.”.

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