The Father and Mother of the House are expected to argue there has been insufficient scrutiny of the law in a letter published in the Guardian.

Parliament’s longest serving MPs, Sir Edward Leigh and Diane Abbott, have made a joint plea for colleagues to reject assisted dying legislation, and allow for more time to consider the “immense complexities” of the issue.

The Father and Mother of the House are expected to argue there has been insufficient scrutiny of the law in a letter published in the Guardian on Thursday.

According to the newspaper, the letter argues that pressure groups behind the proposed changes could be taking advantage of “an inexperienced new Parliament”.

Expanding on his argument in the Commons, Sir Edward called for a decision on assisted dying to be made “from a state of knowledge”.

“I would like to know more, and I think the public would like to know more,” the Conservative former minister added.

MPs will have the opportunity to debate and likely vote on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill on November........

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