THE Bishop of Burnley has slammed a report on assisted suicide.

The Rt Rev John Goddard, who is against any form of assisted dying, said the Commission on Assisted Dying’s report into public opinion on the laws surrounding the issue was biased.

The Commission interviewed 1,300 people and found a ‘strong case’ for allowing assisted suicide for those who are mentally sound, over 18 and who are terminally ill with less than 12 months to live.

But Bishop Goddard says the report is flawed.

He said: “If you set as up a commission in which all but one person is totally committed to moving forward to assisted dying or assisted killing that will give you the report we’ve got.

"It’s a flawed report.”