Clarkson hits back at Miliband
BBC Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson has criticised Labour leader Ed Miliband for singling him out in a speech about attitudes to mental health.
Hunt: "irregularities" in way doctors are approved
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said there were "irregularities" in the way doctors were approved before they could assess if patients should be detained under the 1983 Mental Health Act.
He told the Commons: "Our latest best estimate is that 2,000 doctors were not properly approved and that they have participated in the detention of between 4,000 and 5,000 current patients within institutions in both the NHS and independent sectors."
Mr Hunt said four of England's Strategic Health Authorities were affected, with some patients sent to Ashworth and Rampton high security hospitals, home to some of the country's most notorious inmates.
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