The presenter recently disclosed that she had entered the Dignitas assisted dying clinic in Switzerland, prompting the Labour leader to make the vow.
A phone conversation between the two was captured on camera by News, during which the Labour leader assured the TV host and activist that a Labour government would give lawmakers enough time to discuss and decide whether to amend the law, which has been in the news recently.
Sir Keir disclosed to Dame Esther that he was “personally in favour of changing the law” at the end of the previous year.
He said to her, “I think we need to make time.” “We are going to commit. I can promise you that right now, Esther.”
In England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, assisted suicide is illegal and is punishable by a maximum of 14 years in prison.
