Her family paid tribute to ‘the most wonderful mother’ Dame Esther has become a leading voice for the assisted dying bill in England and Wales (Picture: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire) Dame Esther Rantzen has died aged 86 after years of campaigning to implement assisted dying in the UK. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• Her family paid tribute to ‘the most wonderful mother’S1

• Dame Esther has become a leading voice for the assisted dying bill in England and Wales (Picture: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire) Dame Esther Rantzen has died aged 86 after years of campaigning to implement assisted dying in the UK. The TV broadcaster was called the ‘...S2

• Rantzen announced lung cancer diagnosis in 2023 and became a vocal assisted dying campaignerEsther Rantzen, the Bafta-winning TV presenter and founder of ChildLine, has died aged 86.She announced a diagnosis of stage four lung cancer in 2023, and became a voca...S3

• Her family paid tribute to the ‘most wonderful mother’ and ‘cherished grandmother’ who will be remembered for her ‘endless capacity for joy’S4

• She revealed her stage four lung cancer diagnosis in 2023S5