Pressing the Prime Minister to act on Coroners’ concerns and protect vulnerable people

Continuing my work with the Molly Rose Foundation, I recently raised with the Prime Minister the heartbreaking case of Hannah, a Guildford constituent who tragically died after taking a highly toxic substance bought online. Following her death, Assistant Coroner Anna Loxton issued a prevention of future deaths report, highlighting serious gaps in safeguards to stop vulnerable people accessing this substance.

Hannah’s case is not isolated. Since 2019, at least 65 similar warnings have been issued by coroners, yet there is still no central system to monitor poisoning incidents, and Government action has been far too slow. I pressed the Prime Minister to improve oversight of coroners’ reports and to back an independent National Oversight Mechanism to track preventable deaths and ensure concerns are acted upon.

We owe it to Hannah, her family, and others affected by preventable tragedies to secure urgent change. Despite the Prime Minister’s disappointing response that “we are working on the issue,” I will continue to push for meaningful action to protect lives.