Fear service could be 'trojan horse' that breaks the NHS

An opponent of the assisted dying Bill has claimed such a service "could become the trojan horse that breaks the NHS" after Health Secretary Wes Streeting was questioned about the availability of money to fund it.

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A key change was the replacing of a High Court judge requirement for sign-off of applications from terminally ill people, with a panel featuring a social worker, senior legal figure and psychiatrist.

While the Bill has the backing of some MPs from medical backgrounds, concerns have also been raised by the Royal Colleges of Physicians and Psychiatrists.

Disability campaigners have voiced worries about coercion and how vulnerable people could be caught up in any new law, although the proposed legislation is supported by MP and disability rights advocate Marie Tidball as well as former director of public prosecutions Sir Max Hill.