Lauren Edwards

He can’t block it in any formal sense – consideration of Private Members Bills is entirely separate from the Prime Minister.

I’ve spoken to people whose family members have been on ketamine drips, huge amounts, a cocktail of drugs designed to manage their pain, they still die in agony even with the palliative care that we can offer.

It’s incredibly overdue and people are suffering. There will be huge repercussions I think for people’s faith in politics and view of the House of Lords if they were to talk it out again.

All we are trying to do is put proper safeguards around this so people can die in a peaceful way instead of these horrible examples we are seeing in this country.

The Parliament Acts are just there as a back stop or insurance policy against another undemocratic filibuster that would thwart the will of the elected chamber.

We cannot let them down again.

This is unfinished business for parliament.

I've seen no indication that people have changed their minds who were supportive of the bill in the past.

My position was always that I was supportive of the issue in principle, but I would need to have assurance that the safeguards were robust and were appropriate and will protect vulnerable people.

It's all about giving people a choice, and so I absolutely know that I'll go through a process that Kim's gone through, probably even worse, but that is a small price to pay for what I hope to be able to do, which is introduce this…

We are elected as MPs to deal with some of those difficult issues, to have those difficult conversations. We aren't elected to do the easy things.

After giving the matter a great deal of thought, I will be reintroducing the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.

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.

I would ask them to do the really important job that they are there to do and that they do admirably and that is to refine the legislation the House of Commons has introduced.

Those people quite rightly had a hope that this was going to be introduced.

I think there's an obligation for us to do it.