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A senior Green councillor and former parliamentary candidate has been suspended by her party following a complaint about her comments in a debate on trans issues. Pallavi Devulapalli, a doctor who recently ran to become the MP for South West Norfolk, has been told by party officials that the remarks – made in an event at Downham Methodist Church in June – mean she may “prove a risk”. She has reacted furiously to the sanction, saying she has not been given the chance to defend herself. Dr Devulapalli, who was the party’s national spokeswoman for health, social care and public health until her s…

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