# Lauren Edwards

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## Timeline

- **2026-09-11**: Bill returns to House of Commons — The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill begins the legislative process again with a fresh Commons vote.
- **2026-09-04**: Edwards declares confidence — In a Press Association interview, Bill sponsor Lauren Edwards said she is 'confident' of passage and 'not seeing big amounts of switchers' among MPs.
- **2026-04**: Bill falls in House of Lords — The Bill was effectively 'talked out' and ran out of time before Parliament was prorogued in April 2026, ending its previous legislative journey without becoming law.
- **2025**: Second Commons vote narrows majority — The Bill passed a second House of Commons vote but the majority fell to 23, down from 55 on the first vote; then-PM Sir Keir Starmer voted in favour on both occasions.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Assisted dying Bill returns Sept 11 after Commons majority slid 55 to 23
2026-09-04 08:15:44 · Sentiment: Positive · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill returns to the Commons on 11 September 2026 with its dual-doctor and expert-panel safeguard framework intact after an April 2026 Lords blockage. Legal professionals should track whether the 55-to-23 majority erosion recurs and how the regime would interface with the Suicide Act 1961.
Full story: https://getlegalbrief.com/story/assisted-dying-bill-commons-return-legal-analysis

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