- Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has called for a ban on doctors striking, following the 15th walkout by resident doctors since 2023 amid an ongoing pay dispute.
- Ms Badenoch said she plans to block resident doctors and consultants from striking, similar to bans in place for police and armed forces, and to reintroduce minimum service levels across the NHS.
- Writing in the Daily Mail, Ms Badenoch justified her stance as “pro-patient” and accused the Labour government of prioritising unions over patient care.
- She wrote that her father had dedicated his life to patients as a GP, and accused the British Medical Association of “betraying the patients that its members swore to serve”.
- A recent YouGov poll revealed that 55 per cent of British adults oppose resident doctors going on strike, with 37 per cent supporting the action.
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