Resident doctors in England commenced a five-day strike due to failed negotiations regarding pay restoration, with around 50,000 participating. The British Medical Association (BMA) argues these doctors have experienced greater pay erosion compared to other sectors since 2008-09, demanding a 29% pay rise. Despite the strikes, NHS emergency services and GP surgeries remain open. Keir Starmer criticized the strikes' potential damage, while Health Secretary Wes Streeting deemed the strike unreasonable given a recent 22% pay increase, warning it undermines the trade union movement.
Keir Starmer made a last-minute appeal to resident doctors, saying the strikes would cause real damage. He urged them not to follow the BMA leadership down this damaging road.
The health secretary, Wes Streeting, warned that the industrial action enormously undermines the entire trade union movement, labeling the BMA's decision to strike after a 22% pay rise as unreasonable.
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