Labour MP Kim Leadbeater, who has led the push to legalise assisted dying, said peers who oppose the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill were trying to sabotage it

Peers have been accused of proposing “totally unnecessary” and “very cruel” amendments to the assisted dying bill to thwart a law change.

Labour MP Kim Leadbeater, who has led the push to legalise assisted dying, said members of the House of Lords who oppose the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill were trying to sabotage it.

The law would allow terminally ill adults in England and Wales with fewer than six months to live to apply for an assisted death, subject to approval by two doctors and a panel featuring a social worker, senior legal figure and psychiatrist.

Supporters fear time is running out to pass the bill

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