22-07-2025
Junior doctors' strike to go ahead after talks fail
A five-day strike by junior doctors will go ahead from Friday after talks failed.
The British Medical Association (BMA) is pushing for pay increases of 29 per cent, having already secured such a boost under the Labour Government.
The walkouts by up to 30,000 medics will be the first national strike by a healthcare union under a Labour administration since the winter of discontent in 1979.
Wes Streeting, the Health Secretary, opened talks with the BMA last week, since when health and union officials have been locked in discussions.
Mr Streeting has said the Government will not negotiate on pay, but was prepared to make changes to improve working conditions.
But on Tuesday afternoon, the BMA said the strikes would go ahead.
