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The prime minster said the policy would be changed at the autumn Budget, adding ministers would only "make decisions we can afford".

"Even today, the First Minister secured no guarantees from the prime minster despite the bravado beforehand."

Others opposed to assisted dying, including former first minster Nicola Sturgeon, have raised concerns about the potential for "coercion" and warned the definition of a terminal illness was too broad.

Energy minster Michael Shanks said the report proved that "pylons are the best option for taxpayers".

It was one of a number of Just Stop Oil protests that sparked former Conservative prime minster Rishi Sunak to describe the campaigners as "selfish", adding those found guilty should "face tough sentences".