Wes Streeting has called on regulators to strike off doctors who bring extremist views about Gaza into the workplace in a crackdown on anti-Semitism in the NHS.

The Health Secretary told The Telegraph that he will enforce a “zero tolerance approach” to “anyone who uses the conflict in the Middle East as a pretext to attack communities” in the health service.

Mr Streeting will urge regulators to discipline doctors and nurses who express “racist or extremist views” about the ongoing events in Gaza with measures up to and including being struck off the medical register.

He said: “I expect regulators to investigate any concerns suggesting patient safety is at risk due to discrimination or misconduct by a healthcare professional.

“Any worker espousing racist or extremist views should know they could end up in front of a disciplinary panel,” he said.