DISABILITY rights campaigners said yesterday they would appeal against the High Court rejecting their challenge to “a substantial change” in assisted-dying policy.

Nikki and Merv Kenward, from Shropshire, criticised the three judges’ “bizarre” decision to reject a judicial review into the Director of Public Prosecution’s (DPP) policy on euthanasia.

They accused DDP’s Alison Saunders of changing the policy wording last year to make prosecution of healthcare professions who assist suicide “less likely.”