A BELOVED Chester doctor has spoken out against senior members of the British government for failing to speak out against what has been described as "one of the single most racist moments in modern American political history".

It comes as a fresh row has broken out between Donald Trump and the UK Government as Theresa May hit out at his "completely unacceptable" language after the US President was branded racist over a Twitter outburst.

Mr Trump said four outspoken liberal congresswomen should "go back and help fix" their "broken and crime infested" countries.

In a tweet on Sunday night, Mr Trump said it was "so sad" to see Democrats supporting the women.

While Mr Trump did not name the four, he is believed to have been referring to congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley and Rashida Tlaib. Only Ms Omar, from Somalia, is foreign-born.

Dr Ravi Jayaram , a consultant paediatrician at the Countess of Chester Hospital, spoke of his disappointment that Tory leadership rivals Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt has not called President Trump's words racist.

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Dr Ravi Jayaram

On Facebook, Dr Ravi said: "I find it incredible/depressing/frightening that senior members of our government (including 2 potential future PMs) cannot bring themselves to call out this explicitly as racism.

"By not doing so, they are legitimising and normalising these kind of attitudes.

"The question is why? The answer involves self-interest and a need to try to whip up a similar animalistic ignorant base here in the U.K.

"Decent leaders would stand up to these horrific behaviours. Where are they?"

Since the Twitter comments, President Trump has doubled and even tripled down on his position.

The crowd at a recent rally chanted "Send her back! Send her back! Send her back!" when he mentioned the name of Ilhan Omar, a US congresswoman and US citizen who has arrived in the United States as a child refugee almost 30 years ago.

Downing Street made clear the Prime Minister's view of Mr Trump's comments.

"Her view is that the language which was used to refer to the women was completely unacceptable," the Prime Minister's official spokesman said.

The spokesman said he was not aware of any plans for Mrs May to speak to the president.

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said the president's comments were "not OK and diplomatic politeness should not stop us saying so, loudly and clearly".

Tory leadership hopefuls Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt were urged to echo Mrs May's condemnation of the remarks.

In his tweet, Mr Trump hit out at the congresswomen "who originally came from countries whose governments are a complete and total catastrophe, the worst, most corrupt and inept anywhere in the world" and suggested "why don't they go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came".

His comments led to attacks from senior Democrats, with presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren condemning the "racist and xenophobic attack" and another 2020 contender, former Texas representative Beto O'Rourke saying "this is racist".

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President Donald Trump.

Despite the backlash over his comments, Mr Trump remained unrepentant on Monday, suggesting the congresswomen should apologise.

The latest row follows the storm created by the leak of sensitive diplomatic messages from the UK's ambassador in Washington, Sir Kim Darroch, which prompted the envoy's resignation.

Dr Ravi, who was born in the UK and trained in Newcastle, Bristol and London, has been outspoken on issues of equality and prejudice.

Earlier this year, parents in Chester, Ellemsere Port and North Wales rallied to support the doctor after he was told during a discussion on social media that he was "not wanted" in the UK if he could not accept "our culture."