Overview

• Nearly 200 peers have signed up to speak at Friday’s Second Reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, with the debate expected to spill into a second day.
• Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson says she has received abusive emails over her stance and plans to table safety amendments while urging greater emphasis on specialist palliative care.
• A cross-party group has written to Baroness Angela Smith and Lord Kennedy urging government adoption of the Private Members’ Bill to secure debate time and address concerns over scrutiny and delegated powers.
• Lords sponsor Charlie Falconer says he is confident the legislation will pass and describes it as highly safeguarded, though he is open to considering further protections proposed by peers.
• The Commons has twice backed the bill’s principle for England and Wales, with supporters hoping for passage this session and a four-year implementation period, as Kim Leadbeater warns against procedural stalling.