Tuesday briefing: Can a deeply divided UK agree on an assisted dying bill?

Good morning. Last week the terminally ill adults (end of life) bill in England and Wales fell at the final hurdle – just weeks after Scotland’s parliament voted down similar proposals to legalise assisted dying. For those opposed to a change in the law, it was a victory. For supporters, it has prompted anger – not just at the outcome, but at the process, with campaigners arguing that the unelected House of Lords had thwarted democracy by blocking legislation that had already passed the Commons. For today’s newsletter, I spoke to Nathan Stilwell , who has campaigned on the issue for Humanists UK, and Lucy Webster , political journalist and the author of The View from Down Here: Life As a Young Disabled Woman , who was opposed to the bill in this form, about the ethics of assisted dying and what comes next. But first, the headlines. Five big stories Monarchy | King Charles and Queen Camilla arrived at the White House on Monday for a state visit in Washington with the transatlantic alliance showing fresh signs of strain. US news | The suspected gunman at the White House correspondents’ dinner had , according to the FBI, written that “I am no longer willing to permit a paedophile, rapist, and traitor to coat my hands with his crimes”. Cole Tomas Allen, 31, from Torrance in southern California has appeared in court charged with three federal crimes including attempting to assassinate the president. …