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109. Is it time to legalise assisted dying? (Kim Leadbeater)

Leading

Goalhanger Podcasts

Politics, Government, News

4.62.7K Ratings

🗓️ 25 November 2024

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Should assisted dying be legalised? How did the murder of her sister, Jo Cox, impact British politics? Why is the job of an MP so difficult? Rory and Alastair are joined by Labour MP Kim Leadbeater to discuss all this, and more. When life is difficult, Samaritans are here – day or night, 365 days a year. You can call them for free on 116 123, email them at [email protected], or visit www.samaritans.org to find your nearest branch. TRIP Plus: Become a member of The Rest Is Politics Plus to support the podcast, receive our exclusive newsletter, enjoy ad-free listening to both TRIP and Leading, benefit from discount book prices on titles mentioned on the pod, join our Discord chatroom, and receive early access to live show tickets and Question Time episodes. Just head to therestispolitics.com to sign up, or start a free trial today on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/therestispolitics. Instagram: @restispolitics Twitter: @RestIsPolitics Email: [email protected] Assistant Producer: India Dunkley + Alice Horrell Video Editor: Teo Ayodeji-Ansell Social Producer: Jess Kidson Producers: Nicole Maslen Senior Producer: Dom Johnson Head of Content: Tom Whiter Exec Producers: Tony Pastor, Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Thanks for listening to The Restis Politics. Sign up to the Restis Politics Plus. To enjoy ad-free listening, receive a weekly newsletter, join our members chat room and gain early access to live show tickets. Just go to therestispolities.com. That's the rest is politics.com.

0:17.0

This episode is brought you by Google. We've talked before about AI transforming the UK workforce, but Google's just produced some research which estimates that in total, these tools could save the average worker in the UK over 100 hours a year by 2030.

0:31.6

And their research also estimates that almost two-thirds of jobs across the UK have the potential to be significantly enhanced by AI,

0:38.3

which is a big opportunity, but it does mean people will need new skills to make the most of it.

0:42.1

Google's also leaning into this upskilling. Since 2015, they've provided free digital skills

0:47.3

training to over a million Brits in hundreds of locations. Just another way that Google is making AI

0:51.9

helpful for everyone across the UK.

0:54.7

Welcome to the rest of this politics, leading with me, Rory Stewart.

0:58.0

And me, Alec, Campbell.

0:59.6

And we're joined today by an MP who is much in the news right now, Kim Ledbetter.

1:06.1

And that is because she is bringing forward a private member's bill on assisted dying. That of itself makes

1:14.3

her a leader, because if that goes through, that is going to be a very, very significant change

1:19.0

in Britain's national life, or should I say England and Wales, national life. But of course,

1:25.4

people will also know that Kim is somebody who probably

1:29.0

horribly first came to a kind of national prominence because of the murder of her sister,

1:35.9

Joe Cox, somebody that both Roy and I knew, and it was one of the saddest events of anyone's

1:41.8

life, but what it was like for Kim, heaven only knows more

1:45.1

we will talk about that briefly.

1:47.3

But she then became an MP by standing in the very seat that Joe had represented and

1:53.4

become something of a unifying figure in British politics at a time that that was sadly

1:59.5

all too lacking.

2:00.5

We'll come on to all that, Kim,

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