FAITH leaders spoke out yesterday against the Tories’ new assisted dying Bill, warning that it could push many of the most vulnerable people into ending their lives.

In an open letter, the two-dozen community leaders urged MPs to reject the Bill and instead focus on providing “compassionate, high-quality” care.

The Bill could push vulnerable people who have come to believe they are a burden on others to cut short their lives, they warned, as well as putting the 500,000 elderly people abused each year in mortal danger.