MP calls on health minister to act

Health Secretary Neil Gray needs to park his Scottish Independence fixation and get a grip on the healthcare crisis in Dumfries and Galloway, according to the region's MP.

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John Cooper was furious to discover that patients are spending nights in hospital corridors, and has written to Mr Gray at Holyrood calling for action. Conservative MP Cooper said: "Gray should have had a straight red card after it emerged he used taxpayer-funded vehicles to chauffeur him to a pub and football games. But First Minister John Swinney is too weak to sack him, and now many in the southwest are questioning what exactly his role is.