The House of Lords has been accused of time-wasting, having tabled more than 1,000 amendments to the Bill.

The MP behind the assisted dying Bill has criticised “totally unnecessary” amendments that could hold up a change of the law before the final debate of the year on the controversial draft legislation.

Kim Leadbeater said there was a real possibility the Bill was being sabotaged by peers who oppose the idea.

The House of Lords has been accused of time-wasting, having tabled more than 1,000 amendments to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.

But many have rejected such accusations, insisting they are doing their job of scrutinising an important potential change to the law.

Ms Leadbeater, who introduced the Bill in the Commons last year, told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “

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