Lethal dance drug set to be banned

Hester Stewart, 21, died after taking GBL, which is used by clubbers as a substitute for banned drug GHB, known as "liquid ecstasy".

GBL- gamma-butyrolactone - will be placed in Class C, meaning users could be punished with a two-year jail term and dealers up to 14 years.

But Ms Stewart's mother Maryon said it should be placed in Class A alongside heroin and ecstasy.

And she criticised delays in bringing in the ban, warning it could mean more deaths.

She said: "I think GBL is every bit as dangerous as heroin and ecstasy, if not more so.

"Because it's lethal when combined with alcohol it should be a Class A drug.

"We need to review the whole system because right now our kids are incredibly vulnerable and we have let them become so."

She said she had hoped the ban could have been brought in before the start of the summer recess.

As it is Parliament cannot start considering the matter until October 12 when MPs return from their summer break.