More than 100 Labour MPs call on PM to stop assisted dying bill being blocked

More than 100 Labour MPs are urging party leader Keir Starmer to intervene and prevent the House of Lords from effectively blocking the assisted dying bill. The private member's bill, sponsored by Labour's Kim Leadbeater, faces being stalled due to numerous amendments and lengthy debates in the Lords, making it unlikely to pass before the end of the parliamentary session in May. The MPs are requesting Starmer ensure the bill returns to the Commons in the next session, potentially allowing the use of the Parliament Act to bypass further obstruction from the Lords. Supporters argue that the Lords should not be able to overrule the will of the elected Commons, which passed the bill with a significant majority last June. Starmer is facing pressure to allocate government time for the bill's reconsideration in the Commons.

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