Day: May 26, 2019

    A petition to prevent the sacking of a doctor who asked a Muslim patient to remove her veil in order to hear the details of her daughter's medical condition has reached over 59,000 signatures. Dr Keith Wolverson admitted he was rather fearful of the consequences after finding out he had been reported to the General Medical Council (GMC) and would be the subject of a racial discrimination inquiry. But despite being upset at the inquiry, Mr Wolverson said he was absolutely bowled over by the petition. He said there was no sign the patient was upset during the consultation at the Royal Stoke University Hospital last June. The freelance GP, who has been practising for 23 years, told the Press Association that because of the support, he would continue to "fight to the ...

    Boris Johnson’s march towards No 10 has hit trouble as senior Tories back away from his leadership bid because of his willingness to embrace a crash-out Brexit. The overwhelming favourite to succeed Theresa May suffered a backlash when pro-EU Tories, led by Rory Stewart, questioned his fitness for the job if he threatened a no-deal departure this autumn. Amber Rudd, the work and pensions secretary, who has hinted she could back Mr Johnson, refused three times to describe him as an honest politician. I would be very concerned about somebody who is too enthusiastic about no deal, she warned, while ruling herself out of the race. The charge was led by Mr Stewart, a rival for the top job, who dramatically ruled out serving under Mr Johnson because he wasn’t ready to c...