The first assisted dying debate in the House of Commons in almost a decade is "long overdue", the MP behind the Bill has said as she appealed for respect and compassion in Parliament on the controversial issue.Hundreds of protesters gathered outside Parliament on Friday calling on MPs to vote for Kim Leadbeater's private members' bill to legalise assisted dying.Meanwhile, around the corner, protestors were demonstrating against the Bill.Kim Leadbeater opened the debate on her Terminally Ill Adul

The first assisted dying debate in the House of Commons in almost a decade is "long overdue", the MP behind the Bill has said as she appealed for respect and compassion in Parliament on the controversial issue.Hundreds of protesters gathered outside Parliament on Friday calling on MPs to vote for Kim Leadbeater's private members' bill to legalise assisted dying.Meanwhile, around the corner, protestors were demonstrating against the Bill.Kim Leadbeater opened the debate on her Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill on Friday - the first time the issue has been debated in the Commons since 2015.