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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor

Assisted dying backers accused of bullying over threat to bypass Lords

Kim Leadbeater and supporters in Parliament Square
Kim Leadbeater and supporters in Parliament Square after a Commons vote on her bill in November 2024. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA

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.

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