Bill passes third reading by reduced majority as 56 members change their minds

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is due to have its next parliamentary vote on Friday

The Prime Minister insisted that plenty of time had been devoted to the controversial plan despite dozens of his MPs pleading for it to receive more scrutiny.

A rushed parliamentary process has produced a framework riddled with flaws

Vote on knife-edge as backbenchers switch sides and urge colleagues to reject it