Grey-Thompson 'received abusive messages' over assisted dying bill

Tanni Grey-Thompson, the cross-bench peer and former Paralympic athlete, has said she received "abusive" emails accusing her of being "responsible for people dying in pain" because of her opposition to the assisted dying bill.

- Matthew Pearce

Lady Grey-Thompson, a multiple gold medallist and disability rights campaigner, is expected to speak in Friday's second reading of the terminally ill adults (end of life) bill, which would allow terminally ill people in England and Wales to request medical help to end their lives.

She told the Press Association that the debate had unleashed a flood of support and hostility. "I've had emails, people saying: 'Thank you so much for protecting us.' And I've had some incredibly abusive ones as well, saying that I'm responsible for people dying in pain," she said.