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Unprecedented photo opportunity ahead of nurse Jennifer Melle’s NHS disciplinary hearing with support from Darlington nurses and Sandie Peggie

19 January 2026

Today from 13:15pm on College Green, outside the Houses of Parliament, an unprecedented photo opportunity will take place ahead of the NHS disciplinary hearing of Christian nurse Jennifer Melle.

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Christian schools and families to challenge Government’s VAT on education at Court of Appeal

19 January 2026

A coalition of Christian schools, parents and pupils will gather at the Royal Courts of Justice on 20 and 21 January as the Court of Appeal hears a landmark challenge to the UK Government’s controversial decision to impose 20% VAT on private school fees.

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Cross-party petition launched calling for Christian nurse Jennifer Melle not to be sacked ahead of disciplinary hearing

18 January 2026

A major cross-party petition has been launched urging Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust to drop disciplinary action against senior nurse Jennifer Melle, who faces dismissal for going to the media about refusing to use the preferred pronouns of a male patient, convicted of child sex offences, who was 'identifying' as female. 

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Ruling expected in landmark Darlington Nurses’ case

16 January 2026

A ruling is expected in the landmark Employment Tribunal case involving the Darlington Nurses on Friday 16 January, and journalists are invited to attend a press conference in Newcastle upon Tyne. The judgment is due to be circulated from 10.00am onwards, and the seven nurses at the centre of the case, who are supported by ...

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Victory for Darlington nurses as Judge rules policy that allows men into women’s changing rooms is unlawful harassment and discrimination

16 January 2026

In a landmark judgment, an Employment Tribunal has ruled that County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust unlawfully discriminated against and harassed the female nurses by requiring them to share female-only changing rooms with a biological male.

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