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Parents Rally for 'Lyla's Law' After Tragic Death

1/23/2026

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  • Health Secretary Wes Streeting will meet John Story, father of Lyla Story, a two-year-old who died from undiagnosed type 1 diabetes.
  • Lyla's Law would require routine tests for children showing diabetes symptoms.
  • A petition supporting Lyla's Law has over 120,000 signatures and prompted a parliamentary debate.
  • John Story has received over 400 emails from other parents of diagnosed children, which he plans to share with Streeting.