Amy Gallagher

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Amy Gallagher is a British mental health nurse working in the National Health Service and a psychotherapist. [1]

In 2022 she sued the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust for what she called "forcing racist ideology" on students in 2022, in reference to critical race theory. [2] [3]

Gallagher was the Social Democratic Party candidate for mayor in the 2024 London mayoral election. [4] She received 1.39% of the vote, finishing seventh of the thirteen candidates. [5] She said she stood in the election to "push back on woke ideology". [6] [4] While campaigning, she described the planned black out performance of the upcoming West End Slave Play as "simplistic and racist". [7]

References

  1. ↑ Rufo, Yasmin (19 April 2024). "Who is the SDP's London mayoral candidate Amy Gallagher?". BBC News. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  2. ↑ Somerville, Ewan; Edginton, Steven (1 October 2022). "Nurse sues NHS for 'forcing racist ideology' on students". The Telegraph. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  3. ↑ "Amy Gallagher and critical race theory". The Week . 5 October 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  4. 1 2 Baines, Emma (15 January 2024). "Mental health nurse to run for London mayor". Nursing Times. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  5. ↑ Ahmed, Jabed (4 May 2024). "London Mayoral Election 2024: Results in full". The Independent. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  6. ↑ Rufo, Yasmin (14 January 2024). "NHS nurse Amy Gallagher is SDP's London mayoral candidate". BBC News. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  7. ↑ Simpson, Craig (28 February 2024). "West End play stages shows to all-black audience 'free from the white gaze'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
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