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Reinstate Word ‘Woman’ in NHS Cancer and Pregnancy Web Pages, Clinicians Demand

A group of clinicians has warned NHS bosses that they must remove “dehumanising” language such as “people with a vagina” and reinstate sex-based language in its cancer and pregnancy web pages. In an open letter, the Clinical Advisory Network on Sex and Gender (CAN-SG) called on NHS bosses to put back the word “woman” in…


Thousands Urge UK Government to Rehire Care Workers Sacked Over COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

Tens of thousands of people have urged the UK government to apologise, reinstate, and compensate care workers who were forced out of their jobs by a COVID-19 vaccine mandate, according to campaign group Together. By Friday, more than 23,000 people had signed a petition published by the group on Monday, calling on Prime Minister Liz Truss and…


Liz Truss Gets Another Major Boost in Leadership Bid From Sajid Javid

Liz Truss on Thursday got another major boost to her campaign to become the UK’s next prime minister after Sajid Javid declared his support. It’s a significant blow to Truss’s opponent Rishi Sunak, who was the chief secretary to the Treasury when Javid was the chancellor. Sunak succeeded Javid when he resigned as the chancellor in…


3 More Candidates Join Race to Replace Johnson as UK Prime Minister

Three more candidates—Jeremy Hunt, Sajid Javid, and Penny Mordaunt—have joined the race to replace Boris Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party, meaning nine Tory MPs have now put themselves forward to become the next prime minister. Declaring their candidacies in The Telegraph, Hunt billed himself as the most “experienced” hand in the leadership contest…


Who Could Replace Boris Johnson as UK Prime Minister?

Boris Johnson has announced his resignation as leader of the UK’s ruling Conservative Party. There will now begin a leadership contest for a new Conservative leader, who will become Britain’s next prime minister. Here are some of the potential frontrunners to replace Johnson as prime minister. Rishi Sunak Rishi Sunak served as chancellor of the…


NHS England Offers Long-Term Waiting-List Patients Option to Travel for Surgery

The English branch of Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) said it is giving patients who have been on waiting lists for more than two years the option to receive treatment more quickly at hospitals in different parts of the country. Pandemic-related lockdowns caused hospital waiting lists to mount, but NHS Chief Executive Amanda Pritchard said…


UK’s Johnson Hails ‘Decisive’ Win in Confidence Vote

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has described the results of a confidence vote in his leadership as “convincing” and “decisive,” though over 40 percent of his own Conservative MPs voted against him. Johnson survived a vote of confidence within the ruling Conservative Party on Monday, with 211 MPs backing him and 148 wanting him to…


UK Says Abortion Clinic Buffer Zones Remain ‘Under Review’ as Row Intensifies

The UK government has said the issue of abortion clinic buffer zones “remains under review” as the debate heats up over abortion and the right to protest. Pro-abortion politicians and organisations in the UK have been calling for a nationwide network of “buffer zones” to limit anti-abortion protests near abortion clinics. On May 30, the…


Scotland Records 1st Monkeypox Case as Self-Isolation Encouraged

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is advising people who have had contact with those who have contracted monkeypox to self-isolate for 21 days as Scotland recorded its first case. Dr. Susan Hopkins, chief medical adviser for UKHSA, said monkeypox was spreading through community transmission and there have been at least 20 cases in Britain….


‘Culture of Shutting People Down’ On Biological Sex Is ‘Disturbing’ Says UK Health Secretary

The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has condemned the treatment of a teenage girl who was allegedly hounded out of her private school for insisting biological sex was real, saying that a “growing culture of shutting people down is deeply disturbing.” British Health minister Sajid Javid has expressed his views on gender…