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My assisted dying bill has a democratic mandate – the Lords who blocked it today do not | Kim Leadbeater

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My assisted dying bill has a democratic mandate – the Lords who blocked it today do not | Kim Leadbeater
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There is a way to bring this back to parliament. We owe it to the brave terminally ill people who have been so let down to tryKim Leadbeater is Labour MP for Spen ValleyToday has been a sorry day for democracy in this country. After more than 220 hours of debate in both Houses of Parliament, a small minority of unelected peers has defied not only the clear will of democratically elected MPs, but perhaps more importantly the wishes of a large majority of our constituents.The terminally ill adults

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