Lauren Edwards: “I think there's an obligation for us to do it.”

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

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 all want to see better social, palliative and hospice care in every part of the country.

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.