Assisted suicide bill faces delay as record list of amendments tabled in the Lords

The controversial assisted suicide bill looks likely to face a significant delay after a record number of almost 1,000 amendments have been tabled in the House of Lords.

The bill has been called an ‘utter shambles’ by pro-lifers, who say it includes inadequate safeguards to protect the vulnerable.

The number of proposed changes is unprecedented for a private members bill, and the bill’s supporters claim this is a tactic to kill the proposal by forcing it to run out of time.