I believe it is a fundamental democratic principle that the elected chamber, the House of Commons, should decide what does and does not become law in this country.
Statement on the role of the House of Commons.
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We owe it to them, and to the vast majority of voters who support them, not to sit back and allow a minority of unelected peers to stand in their way.
But they should not be allowed to frustrate the will of the elected chamber a second time.
It is time to do the same and give terminally ill people the choice to exercise some control over the manner of their deaths.
The voters put us here to tackle the big issues they care about, not to constantly kick them down the road.
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