Starmer warned over assisted dying bill by more than 100 Labour MPs

"The sponsor of the bill has rejected 99% of suggested improvements and amendments in the House of Lords and so it still contains all the same faults and issues. Any MP that voted to push this bill through would do so knowing that it is unsafe and would harm vulnerable people."

"For Labour MPs to continue to agitate for this unsafe, badly written and divisive bill rather than focus on the reasons people voted for us at the election is madness. Labour needs to work on delivering on our manifesto and running the country well, not rerunning contentious arguments about assisted dying."

More than 100 Labour MPs have urged Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to allocate sufficient parliamentary time for assisted dying legislation to reach a decision. Opponents contend the bill contains significant flaws and poses risks to vulnerable populations. The proposed legislation faces substantial obstacles, with supporters now considering it effectively impossible to pass before the parliamentary session ends in May. The House of Lords has tabled over 1,200 amendments, primarily from bill opponents, with only three of 14 debate days remaining and approximately half the amendments still undiscussed. Labour MP Jess Asato and other opponents argue the bill sponsor rejected 99% of suggested improvements, leaving core safety issues unresolved.

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