Dame Prue Leith’s son, Danny Kruger, has been labelled ‘arrogant’ and ‘condescending’ after saying his mother doesn’t ‘see sense’ in debate on the assisted dying law
Dame Prue Leith’s son, Conservative MP Danny Kruger, has been hit with backlash after he spoke out on the assisted dying law and said his mother has not ‘seen sense’ and ‘come round’ to his ‘point of view’. After publicly sharing his opposing views to his mother, he was labelled ‘arrogant’ and ‘condescending’ by some viewers.
The Great British Bake Off star’s son has campaigned against assisted dying which will make it legal for people over the age of 18, who are terminally ill, to receive medical assistance to end their lives.
However, Prue has an opposing opinion to her son and has voiced her support for assisted dying after watching her brother, David, live through struggles at the end of his life.
In latest developments on the bill, it has been passed by 314 votes to 291, a majority of 23. Now the bill has to go through all the stages it went through in the Commons in the House of Lords, after which MPs will get a final say.
MP Danny Kruger, 50, appeared on BBC ’s Newsnight where he was asked for his thoughts on having opposing feelings on the bill to his mother, and how it might impact their relationship.
The star’s son said: “This debate actually has not broken any friendships for me at all, including of my own Party and certainly with my mum. We seem to be able to disagree well on this. I think these are very profound issues, both in conscience but also practicality”.
He continued: “I regret my mum has not seen sense and come round to my point of view, but I understand why she hasn’t.”
Viewers quickly took to social media, where Danny received backlash and was labelled ‘arrogant’ and ‘condescending’. One viewer commented: “Breathtaking arrogance towards Prue Leith”, while another said: “How arrogant. Accusing his own mother of not seeing sense, because she doesn’t share his views”. A third added: “Massive man baby has a tantrum because a woman has her own point of view”.
Dame Prue lost her brother David in 2012 and described him as her ‘best friend’ and ‘confidant’. She has been passionately campaigning for assisted dying following David’s struggle with bone cancer.
During an interview with Sky News, she detailed that David was in ‘absolute agony’ and that he was ‘begging for somebody to help him’ towards the end of lis life.
She said that the morphine only worked ‘for a couple of hours’ and that everyone suffered, including the nurses and his family. Dame Prue said: “For his family to be round while he was crying, begging to die, begging to be given more morphine, it was desperate to watch.” The GBBO star also said “I’ll miss him until the day I die” in a touching tribute.
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