Assisted dying bill is ‘flawed and dangerous’ after changes, says group of Labour MPs

Bill, which passed committee scrutiny on Tuesday, has insufficient protections' for most vulnerable

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Labour MPs opposed to assisted dying have called the bill irredeemably flawed and not fit to become law" in a letter to their parliamentary colleagues, saying significant new risks" emerged during the scrutiny process.

The letter from six critics, circulated to all Labour MPs, including two select committee chairs, came as the scrutiny committee finalised changes to the bill, which will now return to the Commons in April for its final stages.