Labour MP bringing back assisted dying bill urges House of Lords to finish its job

Lauren Edwards: ‘My role as a member of parliament is to do what I think is right for my constituents and what I think is right for the country.’ Photograph: Sean Smith/The Guardian

The Labour MP Lauren Edwards who will bring the assisted dying bill back to the Commons has said she will not be dissuaded by concerns about Labour divisions, saying MPs should allow the House of Lords to finish its work on the bill after it was blocked from a vote by peers.

It also can be revealed that the Labour MP and disability rights campaigner Marie Tidball is to co-sponsor the bill, alongside the former minister Alex Davies- Jones.