From 24 Apr 2026Assisted dying bill has fallen after running out of time in House of LordsA proposed bill to allow terminally ill adults in England and Wales to choose to end their lives will not become law, after the House of Lords ran out of time to debate the numerous amendments.The assisted dying bill, which passed the House of Commons in June last year, had 16 days in the Lords for peers to debate on it, but due to the number of amendments lodged by opponents – more than 1,280 – the house ran out of time. With the parliamentary session coming to an end next week, the bill will fail.Key events24 Apr 2026Closing summary24 Apr 2026Assisted dying bill has fallen after running out of time in House of Lords24 Apr 2026UK political leaders united on Falklands24 Apr 2026Downing Street says sovereignty of Falkland Islands ‘rests with the UK’ after leaked Pentagon report24 Apr 2026Downing Street: Starmer will stay on as PM 'throughout this parliament and beyond'24 Apr 2026House of Lords final debate on assisted dying bill under way24 Apr 2026US 'could reconsider UK claim to Falkland Islands' over Iran war - report24 Apr 2026US officials stalling UK criminal investigation into Mandelson - reportShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureClosing summaryThat’s all from us on the UK politics blog, thanks for following along. Here is a recap of the day’s events: