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None of Sara's injuries were reported or shown to a doctor, and steps were taken to hide the abuse, he added.

"Feminine hygiene was an issue and we have spoken to the doctor about that," he said.

In an age when politics became increasingly managed by media advisers known as spin doctors, Mr. Prescott stood out as an authentic, if unorthodox, communicator.

His family thanked NHS doctors and nurses who cared for him after his stroke in 2019 and the "dedicated staff at the care home where he passed away after latterly living with Alzheimer’s".

The legislation would require two independent doctors and a judge to determine whether the person satisfies the criteria to take their own life - including expressing a clear wish to do so, free from coercion.