UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on July 29 that debate around the introduction of assisted suicide should be put on hold until palliative and social care programs in the country are properly funded. “I take the view that that debate – and I don’t say that there shouldn’t be a debate at some point…
UK Prime Minister deals major setback to assisted suicide push
New British Prime Minister Andy Burnham chats with residents and staff members as he visits a nursing home in London July 29, 2026. UK bishops welcomed the new Catholic prime minister’s approach to palliative care as Catholic charities urged him to turn to his faith to support the poor and to take action on the climate crisis. Photo: OSV News/Kirsty Wigglesworth, pool via Reuters.