Right to give last rites should become law after Amess death, MP says

Labour's Mike Kane urges legislation after Catholic priest was denied entry to crime scene after MP's stabbing

Catholic priests' right to give the last rites to the dying, including at crime scenes, should be enshrined in forthcoming legislation in the wake of the killing of David Amess, an MP has said.

Labour's Mike Kane has proposed the Amess amendment" to the police, crime, sentencing and courts bill, which is being scrutinised in parliament and the House of Lords.