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Assisted dying bill will almost certainly fail due to a lack of time
Over 1,000 amendments by the House of Lords and a refusal to extend parliamentary time have led bill supporters to expect failure before the May deadline.
- This week Roy Kennedy, Labour chief whip in the Lords, said the government will not give the Terminally Ill Adults Bill extra time before the May deadline, and Sky News reported the bill is expected to fail due to lack of parliamentary time.
- Earlier this week, the Welsh Parliament approved a legislative consent order endorsing the bill in theory, and with six remaining sitting days before May, supporters proposed compressing Commons stages and using the Parliament Act.
- This is absolute blatant sabotage, Esther Rantzen told Sky News, as many members of the public and some MPs were unaware the bill was likely to fail.
- With the bill expected to fail, debate shifts to post‑May options, as proponents cite public polling and MP backing for a second chance, despite government opposition.
- The government is likely to keep the issue at arm's length because no single cabinet position exists and ministers Wes Streeting and Shabana Mahmood are implacably hostile to the change.
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