Sky News has doorstepped Tulip Siddiq again today with some questions around their recent harrowing report into torture complexes allegedly run by her aunt Sheikh Hasina’s regime. The MP was asked three questions:
Siddiq was silent after Guido reached out to her regarding a landmark UN report concluding her aunt’s regime murdered children. An investigation by the Anti-Corruption Commission is ongoing and properties owned by Tulip have been seized by Bangladeshi courts. A travel ban has also been imposed on her. She denies all allegations for her part. Interim leader Muhammad Yunus said an extradition could be on the cards to face corruption charges. Downing Street has no comment on whether the UK government would comply…
Speaking on Times Radio, former Home Secretary David Blunkett spoke about overdiagnosis of mental problems:
“Let’s distinguish those who are really severely mentally ill, diagnosed with things that require prolonged medical and diagnostic treatment. My wife and I talk about this a lot, because she’s a retired GP, about the fact that you can be sad without being ill. You can be momentarily depressed because your boyfriend or girlfriend’s just thrown you and you’re not mentally ill. You can even have mild issues, which can be dealt with with the right kind of support, but it doesn’t make you mentally ill. So we’ve got a real task, I think, to get the psychology, if you like, of this over. But there are things where you definitely need medical intervention, and there are other things where you need good friends, you need good connectivity, and you need a job.”