MPs are due to debate a fresh attempt to legalise assisted suicide in England and Wales, despite the new Prime Minister urging caution and calling for palliative and social care to be addressed first.
The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, introduced by Labour MP Lauren Edwards, is substantially the same as the legislation brought forward by Kim Leadbeater in the previous Parliament.
Leadbeater’s bill passed the House of Commons by 23 votes in June 2025, but ran out of time in the House of Lords after extensive scrutiny and more than 1,000 proposed amendments.
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