Birkenhead peer says he changed his mind after seeing a friend die of cancer in statement read in Lords
Frank Field, the former Labour MP for Birkenhead, has revealed that he is terminally ill as he backed a law that would allow assisted dying.
Field, 79, represented the Merseyside constituency for almost 40 years, before forming his own party and losing the seat in the 2019 general election. He was later made a crossbench peer, taking on the title Lord Field of Birkenhead.
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