The Latest Breaking News from Lords

A record number of peers were set to take part in a two-day debate on the Bill for the first time, beginning on Friday.

As House of Lords prepares to debate bill, Hospice UK says sector needs adequate funding for end-of-life care

Friday will be the first of two days of Second Reading of the Bill, and the furthest assisted dying legislation has gone in Parliament to date.

This is the furthest assisted dying legislation has progressed in the Westminster parliament to date.

Supporters of assisted dying, including Childline founder Dame Esther Rantzen – who is terminally ill – have appealed to peers not to block the Bill.

Lords amend planning bill to include protections for wild animals, including bird-safe glass and swift bricks

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The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill will come before the House of Lords for its first debate among peers on Friday.

Cross-bench peer says support and hostility has been unleashed but insists ‘really detailed discussion’ is needed

With Kim Leadbeater’s bill set to be debated in the Lords on Friday, the former Paralympian star athlete who opposes the bill has revealed the abuse she has received from its supporters as allies in the Lords warn Starmer that it needs more time for scrutiny

Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson said the proposed legislation ‘could still fall’ if it runs out of time.