"The Prime Minister has given the British Medical Association (BMA) 48 hours to call off the six-day doctor strike in England after Easter or face losing 1,000 extra training places."
"The BMA called the strike after rejecting a deal which would see doctors receive a 3.5% pay rise this year, some expenses including exam fees paid for, and an increase in the number of training posts."
"Sir Keir Starmer said the decision to announce the 15th walkout of the long-running dispute was 'reckless'."
"Walking away from this deal is the wrong decision. It is a reckless decision. And doing so without even giving resident doctors themselves the chance to vote on it makes it even worse."
The Prime Minister has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the British Medical Association to cancel a planned six-day doctor strike in England. The BMA rejected a deal offering a 3.5% pay rise and additional training posts, citing insufficient compensation amid rising inflation. Sir Keir Starmer criticized the strike as reckless and urged the BMA to present the deal to its members. The government plans to create 1,000 extra training places this year as part of a broader initiative to increase specialty posts over three years.
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