Major cross-party push under way to win over significant number of undecided MPs

The assisted dying bill is set to be published next week amid widespread disquiet from MPs about scrutiny of the legislation which its proponents believe is pushing people towards the No campaign.

The Labour MP Kim Leadbeater, who is helming the private members’ bill, has promised colleagues they will see the detail of the legislation by early next week ahead of the vote on 29 November. Some MPs said they believed the original plan had been only to publish the bill with a week before the vote.

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