The British public are rightly sceptical of state-sanctioned murder of vulnerable adults. A new poll published by More In Common, the organisation formerly chaired by Kim Leadbeater, shows that the majority of the public does not support bypassing the House of Lords to force through the assisted suicide Bill. This would occur if the Parliament Acts were invoked in relation to the Bill in the next parliamentary session, as Lord Falconer has threatened.
Despite the polling including leading questions in favour of the Bill, 54% of the public polled thought the Bill should either not return or should have to pass both Houses again, whereas only 46% of those polled thought the Bill should bypass the House of Lords.
The polling showed that majorities do not support the bypassing of the House of Lords among both men and women, and among voters of every major political party.
The polling also showed that those who strongly support legalising assisted suicide remains low at just 28% of the public, a drop compared to the 32% of those polled who strongly supported legalising assisted suicide in November 2024.