‘Cruel’ amendments are being used to thwart assisted dying bill, says lead MP
Lords’ demand for 1,150 changes include many that are ‘unnecessary’ and likely to run down clock, says Kim LeadbeaterUK politics live – latest updatesMembers of the House of Lords have proposed “totally unnecessary” and “very cruel” amendments to the assisted dying bill in a bid to...
<p>Lords’ demand for 1,150 changes include many that are ‘unnecessary’ and likely to run down clock, says Kim Leadbeater</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/dec/12/rachel-reeves-economy-budget-gdp-nhs-flu-streeting-assisted-dying-latest-news-updates">UK politics live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>Members of the House of Lords have proposed “totally unnecessary” and “very cruel” amendments to the assisted dying bill in a bid to scupper it, the MP leading the campaign has said.</p><p>Kim Leadbeater said on Friday she believed that peers opposed to the bill were trying to block it by putting forward hundreds of changes, including one to film terminally ill people as they undergo an assisted death.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/dec/12/cruel-amendments-are-being-used-to-thwart-assisted-dying-bill-says-lead-mp">Continue reading...</a>
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