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Retired GP ruled unfit to practise after taking part in climate protests
General Medical Council on ‘the wrong side of history,’ campaigners say, after tribunal suspends Insulate Britain activist from the medical register for 3 months
Insulate Britain campaigner Dr Diana Warner outside Stratford Magistrates' Court, east London, ahead of a hearing, April 26, 2022

CAMPAIGNERS slammed the doctors’ regulatory body today after a retired GP had her medical licence suspended over her involvement in a series of peaceful climate protests.

Diana Warner, who worked for the NHS for 37 years, was found guilty of professional misconduct at a tribunal convened by the General Medical Council over her role in three separate protests. 

The 65-year-old had been handed custodial sentences for breaching injunctions by protesting with Insulate Britain in 2021 and 2022 on the M25.

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