by Harry Farley and Henry Zeffman, BBC NewsIt is now “very, very difficult” to see how the assisted dying bill could become law this year, a leading backer of the change has told BBC News. Lord Falconer said the legislation has “absolutely no hope” of passing without a “fundamental change” in the House of Lords’ approach. Opponents believe the assisted dying legislation is unsafe, particularly for vulnerable people, and needs extensive amending before it could become law. A government source said many ministers now believed the bill would not pass through the Lords and hoped a compromise could be brokered. “It seems pretty clear to us now that the House of Lords is not going to pass this bill,” the government source said.