Assisted dying bill 'no hope' of passing unless Lords change approach, warns peer

How a century-old Act could help assisted dying supporters override the Lords

Sponsors of the assisted dying bill believe the Parliament Act could be invoked to override objections from peers if the draft law is not approved before the King's Speech in May.

Assisted dying supporters consider rare move to bypass Lords block

The legislation is currently undergoing scrutiny in the upper chamber

Assisted dying backers could seek to bypass Lords block with Parliament Act

Sponsors of the legislation believe the Parliament Act could be invoked to override objections from peers.

Lords warned assisted dying bill could be forced through

Supporters could invoke the Parliament Act in the next session if opponents keep blocking progress.

Assisted dying bill 'no hope' of passing unless Lords change approach, warns peer

Lord Falconer said the bill has "absolutely no hope" of passing without a "fundamental change" in approach.

Do the ends justify the means? The dubious campaign by unelected ...

Last year, the democratically-elected MPs of Britain’s House of Commons passed by a margin of 23 votes a bill to introduce assisted suicide for the first time. Before it can come into force, the bill has to also be approved by the UK’s unelected upper chamber of parliament, the House ...