Assisted dying is a step closer to being legalised in Scotland following a landmark vote at Holyrood. Parliamentarians backed the general principles of a bill brought by Liberal Democrat MSP Liam McArthur following a highly emotional debate. It would still need to pass two further stages of parliamentary scrutiny to become law.

In the meantime, Scotland’s Assisted Dying Bill champion, Scottish Lib Dem MSP Liam McArthur, said he’ll continue to have discussions with MSPs and medical and legal experts over the coming months to ensure the Scottish Bill gives people a choice in a way that is “robustly safeguarded”.