Overview

• The General Medical Council confirmed it has referred Dr Rahmeh Aladwan to an Interim Orders Tribunal at the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service.
• A previous panel allowed her to continue working after weighing her right to freedom of expression against interim restrictions.
• Complaints cite alleged antisemitic social media posts and a video showing a 'slit your throat' gesture toward Jewish counter-protesters in July 2024.
• Health Secretary Wes Streeting said he had no confidence in the regulatory outcome, while former attorney-general Michael Ellis KC urged a judicial review and Aladwan’s lawyers condemned the minister’s comments.
• Government measures to suspend licences before tribunal outcomes were reported by an anonymous source and have not been independently confirmed.