Terminally ill ‘bewildered’ at failure of assisted dying Bill, says chief backer

Campaigners gather in Parliament Square, London, ahead of the assisted dying Bill falling (Betty Laura Zapata/PA) - (PA Wire)

Terminally ill people have been left “utterly bewildered” by the assisted dying Bill running out of time, one of its chief backers said as opponents again branded it unsafe for the most vulnerable in society.

Peers sitting for the final day of debate once again made impassioned arguments for and against the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which is expected to fall on Friday afternoon without a vote.