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Andy Burnham to abstain on assisteddying bill to avoid influencing debate

Exclusive: PM also warns his ministers against trying to influence vote when bill returns to Commons next month

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Peter Walker Senior political correspondent28 Aug 2026, 02:30 pmUpdated 2h ago1 min readEuropeUnited Kingdom

United Kingdom — Peter Walker Senior political correspondent

Andy Burnham to abstain on assisted dying bill to avoid influencing debate

Exclusive: PM also warns his ministers against trying to influence vote when bill returns to Commons next month

Andy Burnham has told Labour MPs that he will not cast a vote when the assisted dying bill returns to the Commons next month to avoid influencing the debate.

While the move was welcomed by supporters of the measure, No 10 officials said the prime minister had no wish to affect the process in either direction, and was just doing what he thought was best to allow MPs to reach their own collective view.

Andy Burnham has told Labour MPs that he will not cast a vote when the assisted dying bill returns to the Commons next month to avoid influencing the debate.

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Source: The Guardian · Peter Walker Senior political correspondent. Published 28 Aug 2026, 02:30 pm.

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