Lord Falconer has been caught in an awkward, evasive exchange on Sky News about his friendship with Peter Mandelson, a friend of convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
Three quarters of hospices in England are now running a deficit, raising serious concerns about what end of life care will look like if assisted suicide is legalised.
The unusually blunt language has raised eyebrows across Westminster, not least because the APM has historically been careful and restrained when engaging on assisted suicide.
The Health Secretary was left speechless after being asked to consider whether the introduction of assisted suicide in England and Wales would be safe.