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Tears, hope and fear as assisted dying bill passed

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70% Informative

Labour MP Kim Leadbeater secured a historic win for her proposed law.

The bill would allow terminally ill adults expected to die within six months to seek help to end their own life.

It was a day of tears, hope, relief and fear as MPs debated the bill.

Labour MP Kit Malthouse says he reserves the right to oppose the bill at a later stage.

MPs file out of the chamber to vote for the bill and MPs file in the 'aye' lobby.

Leadbeater lingers on the government benches, giving out final words of encouragement to wavering MPs.

A screen updates in real time with the number of people voting that way.

VR Score

72

Informative language

67

Neutral language

64

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

28

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Source diversity

1

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