Osborne’s psychiatrist brother struck off over ‘profoundly unacceptable affair’ with patient

The vulnerable mother-of-two attempted suicide after Adam Osborne broke off the relationship – and he threatened to 'make sure you pay' when she reported him

Osborne’s psychiatrist brother struck off over ‘profoundly unacceptable affair’ with patient

BY LAUREN BROWN ‘Saddened’: Dr Osborne said his behaviour had been irresponsible   The younger brother of Chancellor George Osborne has been struck off the medical register after a two-year sexual relationship with a vulnerable patient. Psychiatrist Adam Osborne, 39, threatened the mother-of-two when she reported him, telling her: “I will make sure you pay”. […]

Government quells fears it could scrap coalition’s mental health funding pledge

The Conservative government will invest the extra £1.25bn in children’s mental health services over the next parliament that was promised by the coalition prior to the election, the Department of Health has said.

The funding pledge was included in the coalition’s 2015-16 budget proposals set out in March. But the Conservatives election victory means that chancellor George Osborne will announce an ‘emergency budget’ in July that will replace the coalition plans with his party’s own spending commitments.

Devo Manc: a shrewd political move that keeps Treasury control without the responsibility

Signed by the chancellor, George Osborne, and the leaders of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA), the latest twist in the Devo Manc agenda was the unique agreement that purported to grant residents “more control over the decisions that affect their lives”. Yet closer inspection suggests a more nuanced picture.