'My dying mum had a bucket list and planned funeral but was denied one huge thing'

EXCLUSIVE: 'My dying mum had a bucket list and planned funeral but was denied one huge thing'Poppy Bilderbeck, whose mum died of cancer last summer, has accused peers of a “massive breach of their authority and power” for frustrating plans to legalise assisted dyingCommentsNewsSophie Huskisson Political Correspondent07:00, 20 Apr 2026View 3 ImagesPoppy Bilderbeck's mum Kate died of terminal pancreatic cancer just days after her 59th birthday in AugustA 26-year-old whose mum died of cancer last summer has accused peers of a “massive breach of their authority and power” for frustrating plans to legalise assisted dying.‌Poppy Bilderbeck, whose mum Kate died of terminal pancreatic cancer just days after her 59th birthday in August, accused peers of treating assisted dying as a “yes or no” issue like Brexit.‌“Unlike Brexit, this is literal human lives,” she told The Mirror. “It feels like the House of Lords are just kind of taking hold of their power and their authority, which has not been backed or been supported by the general public, which just feels like a massive breach of their authority and power.”‌Ms Bilderbeck said she believes the option of an assisted death would’ve given her mum “peace and comfort” at the end of her life. In her dying days, her mum was sometimes unable to recognise her and would wake up only when she was in pain, she said.READ MORE: Keir Starmer under pressure over assisted dying law as 100 Labour MPs make major demand3View 3 ImagesPoppy said her mum wanted as much control as possible over her illness3View 3 ImagesShe believes the option of an assisted death would’ve given her mum Kate (above) “peace and comfort” ‌“It feels so unfair that the bill isn't going to be passed because I just wouldn't wish anyone else to go through what me and my mum had to go through and it's avoidable, which makes it all the more frustrating.”Ms Bilderbeck said her mum wanted as much control as possible over her illness. “When she go...