The first meeting of the committee to scrutinise the assisted dying bill is today I am not a member but have signed a programme motion to ensure it follows the normal timetable (ie Tues-Thurs sittings, so amendments can be done midweek), increase the time for witnesses and improve the witness list

The Leadbeater assisted suicide committee has just voted 14 to 8 against hearing evidence from the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Both ministers on the committee voted against. This is shameful. The entire scrutiny process has been discredited before it even began.

You can find Danny's list here: publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbi... and Kim's final list (as approved by the committee) is here: bills.parliament.uk/publications... Danny's list was based on Kim's initial list and a few changes were made. As you can see the bulk of the names was kept by D

Anyone showing the real reasons for opposition to this bill. Why not #AssistUsToLive

And when are you having anyone who opposes it on?

Let’s fix palliative care first