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Doctors lose new jobs package as strike to go ahead
The offer of 1,000 more training posts has been withdrawn after the union refused to scrap the planned six-day strike.
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BBC Politics1 Apr 2026
Doctors lose new jobs package as strike to go ahead
The offer of 1,000 more training posts has been withdrawn after the union refused to scrap the planned six-day strike.
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Resident doctors fail to meet Starmer's deadline for deal
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Express Politics31 Mar 2026
Furious row as Keir Starmer imposes 48-hour deadline on 'reckless' striking doctors
The Government has said a strike by resident doctors will "hurt the NHS and hurt patients".
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Guido Fawkes31 Mar 2026
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…
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BBC Politics31 Mar 2026
Starmer gives doctors 48 hours to cancel strike or lose new jobs package
The prime minister says the NHS could lose 1,000 extra training places if resident doctors go ahead with a six-day strike next week.
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