Bridget Phillipson slammed her cabinet colleague Wes Streeting today after he openly criticised the Assisted Dying Bill. The health secretary has made two major interventions on Labour MP Kim Leadbeater’s bill,

Health Secretary Wes Streeting is facing pushback from senior Labour figures over his repeated strident interventions against a move to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales. MPs will have their say on the issue later this month – in what is known as a free vote,

PM reiterates no pressure on assisted dying vote after Streeting criticised - Health Secretary Wes Streeting has been accused of crossing a line by stating his opposition to the assisted dying proposals.

The Education Secretary said she is trying to handle the conversation around the assisted dying vote in a “responsible way” as she indicated she will not support the latest Bill.Bridget Phillipson said she has not changed her mind since voting against previous proposed legislation on assisted dying in 2015.

Cabinet ministers are increasingly divided in public over the issue, which will be voted on in the Commons next week.

Education Secretary latest Cabinet member to indicate no vote - Bridget Phillipson said she has not changed her mind since voting against previous proposed legislation on assisted dying in 2015.

The Education Secretary will vote against legalising assisted dying when Parliament has its say next week, deepening the Cabinet split on the issue. Bridget Phillipson suggested there were not enough safeguards in a private member’s Bill that will be debated and voted on by MPs on Nov 29.

Some big names, including the health and justice secretaries have said they will vote against proposed legislation on assisted dying, while the prime minister is yet to reveal how he will vote.