The Times reports that asked about his position on assisted dying, Burnham said: “I think there’s something that needs to happen first. That is the fixing of the funding of palliative care and social care. That’s the way I kind of see this, and that’s the position that I will stick to.” This is a major switch from a prime minister who was basically backing it to one that says ‘not now’. “Before backbench MPs understood that the prime minister was in support.