Coercion is "extraordinarily difficult to detect", a former Supreme Court judge said as he gave evidence to MPs scrutinising the assisted dying Bill.Lord Sumption said he is in favour of the principle behind the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill but warned of the limitations when it comes to safeguards to protect people from coercion.Labour MP Kim Leadbeater has previously described her private members' bill as containing the strictest protections anywhere in the world.

Coercion is "extraordinarily difficult to detect", a former Supreme Court judge said as he gave evidence to MPs scrutinising the assisted dying Bill.Lord Sumption said he is in favour of the principle behind the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill but warned of the limitations when it comes to safeguards to protect people from coercion.Labour MP Kim Leadbeater has previously described her private members' bill as containing the strictest protections anywhere in the world.