Starmer Sets 48-Hour Deadline for BMA to Halt England Doctors' Strike

Resident doctors' training posts at risk unless they call off strike

Keir Starmer has threatened to withdraw the offer of thousands of new training positions for resident doctors if the British Medical Association (BMA) doesn’t call off strike action within 48 hours. The prime minister has adopted health secretary Wes Streeting’s new tactic to prevent resident doctors from striking by threatening to renege on established parts of the deal. To be clear, the BMA wants those training positions, but they’re not a bon…

BMA hits back at prime minister’s 48-hour deadline to cancel doctor strikes

The British Medical Association has hit back at Keir Starmer’s call for the union to cancel next week’s strikes or risk losing the current deal. Last week, the BMA rejected a 3.5% pay rise for this year, stating that it wasn’t enough to achieve pay restoration. The BMA then announced that resident doctors would go on strike after Easter.  The prime minister has now given the doctors’ union an ultimatum, demanding that they cancel the resident do…

Keir Starmer gives resident doctors 48 hours to call off 'reckless' strike

Keir Starmer has given the resident doctors committee of the BMA a 48-hour deadline to reconsider the offer, which would have seen medics handed a pay rise of up to 7.1% this year

Row erupts after Keir Starmer accuses medics of ‘walking away’ from deal

The Prime Minister has given resident doctors a 48-hour deadline to reconsider.

Furious row erupts with striking doctors as Starmer issues 48-hour deadline

The Government has said a strike by resident doctors will "hurt the NHS and hurt patients".

Labour Minister 'Can't Quite Believe' Junior Doctor Union Would Strike for More Cash

Chief Secretary to the Treasury James Murray has said he “can’t quite believe” the British Medical Association’s decision to strike after even Labour handed junior doctors the highest pay rises in the public sector for two years in a row. Old lessons about the unions are being relearnt… The BMA continues to demand ridiculous “full…