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There would be "an almighty parliamentary row" if laws on assisted suicide were re-examined, Conservative MP Mark Pritchard has said as follows from BBC news.

His comments came after new health ministers Anna Soubry and Norman Lamb suggested that the time had come to reassess right-to-die legislation.

Ms Soubry, Conservative MP for Broxtowe, told that it was “ridiculous and appalling” that Britons had to “go abroad to end their life”. Assisted suicide is currently illegal in England and Wales and carries a sentence of up to 14 years' imprisonment. Soubry said that those seeking help to die should be allowed to obtain assistance in the UK. She rejected euthanasia, but said "you have a right to kill yourself".

Her Liberal Democrat colleague Mr Lamb added that he also believed there was a "strong case" for the law to be reconsidered.

However, Mr Pritchard responded by saying that attempts to change the law would be met with fierce opposition in Parliament.

"This is a slippery slope, which incrementally and over time, will reduce the 'right to life'."

The British Medical Association (BMA) said it opposed any change to the law. Speaking to Sky News BMA president Baroness Hollins also criticised moves to re-open the debate, and made it clear the medical profession did "not support a change in the law".

The Department of Health said the views expressed by Ms Soubry were her own, and the Ministry of Justice said there were no plans for the government to change the law.