British doctor suspended over involvement in Just Stop Oil protests [Video]

A doctor has been suspended from practising for five months after she repeatedly participated in protests demanding climate action.

Dr Sarah Benn, formerly a GP in Birmingham, who has been arrested and jailed after taking part in demonstrations, was suspended by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) on Tuesday.

The MPTS said her fitness to practise as a doctor had been impaired because of her misconduct.

Dr Benn, an NHS doctor for more than 30 years, had already stopped practising in 2022, but she said that as a doctor, she had a moral duty to take action to protect life and health.

“How could my patients trust me again, if I didn’t take action to confront the greatest health crisis we face?” Dr Benn said.

She took part in three protests at the oil terminal in Kingsbury, north …