Assisted dying backers accused of bullying over threat to bypass Lords

Opponents of bill insist government should not give it special treatment as peers delay its passage

Opponents of the assisted dying bill have accused its supporters of bullying after key backers said they would attempt to bypass the House of Lords if peers continue to block it.

The Labour MP Kim Leadbeater and the Labour peer Charles Falconer said the government had a duty to listen to the anger among supporters about how the bill had been handled in the Lords.