In the 2024 UK general election, nine doctors were elected as Members of Parliament, with four in the Labour government and five among the Conservative MPs. A total of 34 doctors ran for election, down from 51 in 2019, with a total of ten doctors being elected. Among the doctors elected, emergency medicine doctor Rosena Allin-Khan retained her seat in Tooting, south London, while public health doctor Beccy Cooper also won a seat. The new Labour government, led by Prime Minister Keir Starmer, includes four doctors in Parliament.
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