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Assisted dying bill returns to Commons, risking Lords showdown

Assisted dying bill returns to Commons, risking Lords showdown

MPs are set to hold another vote on Friday on legislation aimed at legalising assisted dying for terminally ill adults with a life expectancy of under six months. The identical bill has the potential to bypass the House of Lords, should peers obstruct it again, through the application of the 1911 Parliament Act.

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