Opponents of assisted dying vow to fight on as MPs back Bill

Kim Leadbeater’s assisted dying Bill passed the Commons with a narrow majority of 23 on Friday (Yui Mok/PA) - (PA Wire)

Opponents of assisted dying have urged the House of Lords to give Kim Leadbeater’s Bill “the scrutiny that it needs” after MPs narrowly backed the legislation.

Ms Leadbeater’s Bill passed what could be its final Commons hurdle by 23 votes, down from the majority of 55 it secured when MPs first voted on it in November.