An archbishop has expressed his deep disappointment that an ‘assisted dying’ bill that failed in Parliament last term will be reintroduced by a Labour MP in the upcoming term.

In a statement, Archbishop John Sherrington of Liverpool, called the proposed legislation “flawed and full of unresolved matters.”

“I am deeply disappointed that the previously unsuccessful Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is being reintroduced in the House of Commons. It is likely to be debated in September. The Catholic Church opposes this Bill in principle and joins with many other people of faith and none in arguing that we should not cross this watershed,” Sherrington said.

The bill by Kim Leadbeater, MP, originally passed in the House of Commons by 25 votes in June 2025 but not the House of Lords after over 1200 proposed amendments delayed its progress and it ran out of time.

If MPs pass the legislation again, then there is the chance that supporters of the bill could use the Parliament Act to overcome potential opposition in the House of Lords.