Kim Leadbeater

Kim Leadbeater has rejected concerns the Assisted Dying Bill would be “watered down” after she suggested a major change to the proposed law.

When the bill passed its first hurdle and was voted through the Commons in November, it stated a High Court judge would check each person applying for assisted dying is eligible and has not been coerced into making their decision.

But Leadbeater, the Labour MP who first brought the bill to the House, has now suggested replacing a judge with a panel of experts amid fears the courts could become overwhelmed.

Critics of the bill – like Tory MP Danny Kruger – have slammed the change, branding it a “disgrace”.

The row comes as MPs today begin line-by-line scrutiny of the legislation.

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