People who are racist to NHS staff 'can and should' be turned away, Health Secretary Wes Streeting has said.
The government "will not tolerate" continued violence across the country in the aftermath of the Southport stabbings, Mr Streeting stressed.
He hit out at the "mindless thuggery" seen on streets over the past week, adding that the people who attacked two Filipino nurses in Sunderland had "brought enormous shame on our country".
The nurses were attacked on Friday evening as they travelled to work to provide emergency cover during the unrest. The taxi they were travelling in was pelted with rocks.
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10 сен 2024