Assisted dying returns to Parliament as MP urges peers to 'finish the job'

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An MP has vowed to reintroduce assisted dying legislation in Parliament, promising to bring back the bill that narrowly passed the House of Commons but stalled in the Lords before the session ended. Lauren Edwards says she will push for the exact same measure, using the phrase "finish the job" to frame the effort as completing unfinished business from the previous parliamentary session. The bill had secured enough Commons support to advance but faced a crowded legislative calendar and opposition in the upper chamber, leaving its fate uncertain. With Parliament reconvening, the contentious issue, which divides MPs and the public on end-of-life autonomy, returns to the agenda.