Keir Starmer confirms new violent disorder unit after ‘thugs’ rioted in wake of Southport attack – live

As exclusively revealed by the Guardian, the PM has announced a new unit to deal with violent disorder in the wake of the Southport rioting

The British Medication Association (BMA) said action by GPs in England will be a “slow burn” rather than a “big bang”.

Dr Katie Bramall-Stainer, chair of the BMA’s GP committee for England (GPCE), said:

This will not be a ‘big bang’. It will be a slow burn. It’s likely that impact may not be felt for some time. We hope this will give the new government time to consider our proposed solutions including fixing our contract once and for all.

General practice should be the front door of the NHS, not the doormat. We don’t want to have to take this next step, but must if we’re to stop our services from collapsing completely.”

We had a huge response to this ballot, and the results are clear – GPs are at the end of their tether. This is an act of desperation. For too long, we’ve been unable to provide the care we want to.

We are witnessing general practice being broken. The era of the family doctor has been wiped out by recent consecutive governments and our patients are suffering as a result.”

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