The assisted dying bill, potentially one of the most momentous pieces of social legislation in decades, is itself on life support. Its progress through the House of Lords has become so slow that there ...

Health secretary Wes Streeting became involved in an extraordinary attack on Dame Esther Rantzen as the Commons debate over assisted dying grew fractious. The broadcaster and campaigner, who has stage ...

Britain’s equalities watchdog has raised concerns about the assisted dying Bill, calling for more detailed assessment of how the proposed legislation might impact society’s most vulnerable. Peers ...