Dame Esther Rantzen: ‘My dog’s death was better than my husband’s’ [Video]

Dame Esther Rantzen has said her dog had a better death than her family members did, as she campaigns for assisted dying UK laws to change.

The TV presenter, 83, announced in May 2023 that she had stage 4 lung cancer and revealed in December she had joined the assisted dying clinic, Dignitas, in Switzerland.

However, Dame Esther has explained that if she were to choose this UK law could make her family vulnerable to prosecution – up to 14 years in prison – if they were to accompany her to the clinic.

A petition for a debate on assisted dying backed by the BBC star has gained 200,000 signatures, and will take place in Westminster today.

Ahead of the debate, there is to be a demonstration in central London – though Dame Esther will not be attending because of her health.

The Childline founder, who says she is living ‘scan to scan’, has told Good Morning Britain’s Susanna Reidthat her dog had a ‘better’ …