Paul Blomfield MP, Shadow Brexit Minister, responding to a BMA report that reveals more than four in ten European doctors are considering leaving the UK following Brexit, said:

“Labour has been warning the Government for months now that its failure to guarantee the status of Europeans living and working here is not in the national interest.

“These findings from the BMA are a stark wakeup call about the consequences of this uncertainty for a health service already at breaking point.

“The Government must act urgently and guarantee the status of Europeans – for our health service, for our economy and to create goodwill amongst our future negotiating partners.

“It’s failure to do so is an act of self-harm.”