Charlie Elphicke was on the 330 MPs who voted against legalising assisted suicide in a vote in Parliament.

The Deal and Dover MP joined others in the House of Commons to the have their say in the free vote for the second reading of the assisted suicide bill.

He said: “I oppose Assisted Suicide. I believe that all human life is intrinsically valuable. This includes the lives of people who are sick, frail or needy.

“Their lives are of equal worth to everyone else. They deserve equal protection under the law.”

He also posted his position on social media site, Facebook, on Friday before the vote took place.

He told followers that his decision is in line with his election manifesto.

He told the Mercury: “No one should be made to feel they are a burden and should end their life.

“I am concerned that this may lead to people being made to feel a burden and coerced to die. My worry is the draft law does not have sufficient safeguards to counter this threat.

“For these reasons I made a pledge during the election campaign last May to oppose assisted suicide."

MPs rejected plans for a right to die in England and Wales in their first vote on the issue in almost 20 years.

118 MPs were in favour and 330 were against the plans to allow some terminally ill adults to end their lives with medical supervision.