Dame Esther Rantzen has issued a powerful warning to peers attempting to derail the assisted dying Bill: “Don't try and sabotage democracy.” The veteran campaigner, who has stage four lung cancer , spoke out as some members of the House of Lords were accused of “playing games with people’s lives and deaths”.

More than 1,000 amendments to the landmark legislation have been tabled in Parliament’s unelected chamber, including more than 500 laid by seven hardline opponents. Adding her voice to a chorus of pleas from terminally ill people who have been shocked by the behaviour of some peers, Dame Esther said: “Don't tell me that 900 plus amendments is about getting it right.

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