Burnham drops personal support for assisted dying bill before Commons vote

Prime Minister Andy Burnham will not personally back the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, the BBC reported, reversing his earlier stance that he would "probably" vote in favour. The bill, covering England and Wales, faces its second reading — the first Commons vote — on 11 September. The government will stay officially neutral, as is convention for private members' bills, which backbench MPs bring forward rather than ministers.