Growing number of MPs changing their mind on assisted dying

Opposition to a bill which would legalise assisted dying in England and Wales is growing among MPs, the BBC has found.

The Assisted Dying Bill was supported by 330 MPs last year, passing its first major vote in the House of Commons with a majority of 55 MPs from a wide range of political parties.

But at least a dozen MPs who backed it or abstained in November have now said they are likely to vote against it.

The bill would allow terminally ill adults with less than six months to live to receive medical assistance to die

Supporters remain confident it will eventually become law but it faces further parliamentary tests.