Reform UK is expected to pledge to repeal the Leadbeater assisted suicide Bill and the Antoniazzi abortion up to birth amendments at the next General Election if these proposed law changes become law, according to The Mail on Sunday.
Referring to the proposed change to introduce assisted suicide, the newspaper wrote “Nigel Farage’s party is expected to promise to reverse the law in its next manifesto, assuming the legislation passes in the Lords”.
The Mail on Sunday reported that a campaign source said “Bearing in mind how dangerous this Bill will be for vulnerable people, it’s not unreasonable for different political parties to think about what might need to happen if it does become law”.
“If the leadership of a party is of the view that the legal status quo is dangerous, it would only be natural for them to want to scrap the system”.
Reform UK leader and MP for Clacton, Nigel Farage, who voted against the Bill at Third Reading, has previously spoken out against assisted suicide, warning “the right to die may become the obligation to die” and saying “I fear that the law will widen in scope” if it were to become law.
A Reform UK insider also suggested the party would repeal any law change introduced by the abortion up to birth amendment (NC1), tabled by Tonia Antoniazzi MP, which was passed by MPs by 379 to 137 last week.