Campaigner Debbie Purdy, who won a landmark court victory to have the law on assisted suicide clarified, says the guidelines are still not clear enough. The multiple sclerosis sufferer, 46, from Bradford, wanted to know if her husband would be prosecuted if he helped her end her life in Switzerland.

In July, Law Lords ruled the Director of Public Prosecution must specify when a person might face prosecution.

Ms Purdy said she still had concerns and the law must be changed. The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Keir Starmer has published interim guidelines on when prosecutions could occur. The issue has now been put out to public consultation and permanent policy will be published next spring.
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