Labour MP bringing back assisted dying bill urges House of Lords to finish its job
by Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor from World news | The Guardian on (#76BPJ)
Lauren Edwards dismisses party internal concerns and criticises anti-democratic' way bill was halted
The Labour MP Lauren Edwards who will bring the assisted dying bill back to the Commons has said she will not be dissuaded by concerns about Labour divisions, saying MPs should allow the House of Lords to finish its work on the bill after it was blocked from a vote by peers.
It also can be revealed that the Labour MP and disability rights campaigner Marie Tidball is to co-sponsor the bill, alongside the former minister Alex Davies- Jones.
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