Assisted dying bill not at ‘end of the road’, peer says as time runs short

Supporters of legalising assisted dying protest outside the Houses of Parliament in November 2024. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA

A former Labour minister has insisted the assisted dying bill has not reached “the end of the road”, as the legislation appears likely to run out of time after organised filibustering.

Charlie Falconer, who has been trying to steer the bill through the House of Lords, spoke after it was confirmed that the government would not be giving the bill further debate time in the Lords, where there are less than six days of debate left.