Former Prime Minister Lord David Cameron has backed moves to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill adults. In an op-ed in the Times, Lord Cameron said that while he had opposed moves to legalise assisted dying in the past,

Lord David Cameron had previously opposed moves to legalise assisted dying - but has now come out in support for the idea ahead of a debate on Friday

Former Prime Minister Lord David Cameron has backed moves to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill adults. In an article in The Times, Lord Cameron said that while he had opposed moves to legalise assisted dying in the past, he believed the current proposal was " not about ending life, it is about shortening death ".

David Cameron becomes first former PM to back assisted dying bill in major U-turn - Lord Cameron said the assisted dying bill ‘is not about ending life, it is about shortening death’

David Cameron has become the first former PM to back assisted dying in a major u-turn from his previous vote. Lord Cameron previously opposed the law change amid concerns vulnerable people would be "pressurised into hastening their own deaths".

A proposed law could legalise assisted dying in England and Wales. Spen Valley MP Kim Leadbeater has proposed the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. She put forward the bill in October and a debate and first vote will take place on Friday.