Sarah Wollaston

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  • Nov.19.2018: Sarah Wollaston pushes for MPs' vote on second Brexit referendum. Tory MP to put down ‘doctors’ amendment’ and hopes to persuade Corbyn to back it. Sarah Wollaston and three other MPs with medical backgrounds are to put down an amendment to the meaningful final Brexit vote, calling for a second referendum in which remain is an option on the ballot paper. Wollaston said it was only by adding her “doctors’ amendment” to Theresa May’s motion that legal weight would be given to holding a second referendum, and without the amendment, MPs would be unable to force the government into holding one. Dan Sabbagh, The Guardian.
  • Jun.29.2017: 10 Tory MPs Who Spoke Out Against the Pay Cap - And Then Voted For It. During the debate on the cap in the Commons yesterday, this former junior doctor and GP said: “It’s time to think again about the public sector pay cap. Because there’s no doubt in my mind that 7 years of this cap are now having a significant impact on morale within the health service and across our wider public sector.” Political Scrapbook.
  • Oct.03.2016: Iain Dale’s 100 most influential people on the Right. Chair of the Health Select Committee. The maverick’s maverick, many of her fellow MPs don’t regard her as a team player. However, to others she is the exemplification of what a decent MP should be – open-minded, willing to speak out against her own party if need be, diligent and honest. Her flip-flopping on the referendum may have annoyed some, but the public like and respect her. Iain Dale, Conservative Home.