There is nothing in the Bill to say they have to, nor is there anything to say they do not have to, she said, adding on the Parliament Matters podcast that this is “the best position to be in” and that nobody should be “dictating to hospices what they do and don’t do around assisted dying”.

MPs voted in favour of legalising assisted dying last year, but the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill has generated "huge controversy" while progressing through Parliament, said Sky News. The bill will return to the House of Commons tomorrow, where MPs will vote once again, after first reviewing the 150 amendments that have been made to it.

The assisted dying Bill is at risk of failing because MPs are considering pulling their support, The Telegraph can disclose.