Ex-PM, who previously feared vulnerable people may be pressured to end lives, says legislation has ‘extremely strong’ safeguards

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David Cameron has said he has changed his mind on assisted dying and supports the bill to legalise it ahead of its first Commons vote this week.

The former prime minister, who previously opposed changing the law, said he had been persuaded by the safeguards in the bill and believed it would achieve a “meaningful reduction in human suffering”.