Kim Leadbeater’s decision to remove a major safeguard from her assisted dying bill risks losing her the support of at least 81 MPs who voted in favour of it in November.
The bill, which would allow terminally ill adults in England and Wales with a life expectancy of six months or less to seek assistance to end their lives, passed in the Commons by 55 votes - 330 MPs backed the legislation, with 275 voting against.
