Caroline Hearsey (pictured), 53, was 29 when she watched her mother, Joan, 67, die of oesophageal cancer within six weeks of her diagnosis in November 2002.

‘My days may be numbered, but that doesn't mean that I want this chamber to rush through bad law just so I might have a chance to see it or use it’, Ashley Dalton told the Commons

Caroline Hearsey (pictured), 53, was 29 when she watched her mother, Joan, 67, die of oesophageal cancer within six weeks of her diagnosis in November 2002.