Right-to-die campaigner and primary progressive multiple sclerosis sufferer Debbie Purdy has died.

The 51-year-old, from Bradford, won a landmark ruling in the House of Lords in 2009 resulting in guidelines on assisted suicide being published by the Government. Her husband, Omar Puente, told the BBC: “We would like to thank the Marie Curie Hospice in Bradford for the care the staff gave her, which allowed her last year to be as peaceful and dignified as she wished.”