Esther Rantzen hails ‘extraordinary’ Kim Leadbeater for leading assisted dying bill

Esther Rantzen hails 'extraordinary' Kim Leadbeater for leading assisted dying bill. Source: Sky News

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00:00Well, I'm absolutely thrilled and lost in awe and admiration for your previous interviewee Kim Leadbeater,

00:08who was extraordinary in taking on this bill, which she knew would be controversial,

00:15and steering it through its second reading, as she did, with the most wonderful introduction from her,

00:22taking on all the concerns and explaining why this bill is so important.

00:28And it was followed by a very good debate, and there were as many people speaking in the debate against it as in favor,

00:36so I was on tenterhooks all the way through, and then we got the result that we had dreamed of.