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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor

‘Completely unprecedented’: resident doctors to press ahead with strike

A woman holding a placard reading: 'Pay restoration for doctors', with Big Ben in the background
Resident doctors in England are planning to strike from 7am on Friday to 7am on Wednesday, over pay erosion since 2008. Photograph: Jordan Pettitt/PA

Wes Streeting has condemned the decision by resident doctors to “recklessly and needlessly” press ahead with strike action, saying it is “completely unprecedented in the history of British trade unionism”.

In a fiery statement after the British Medical Association (BMA) said there was no offer on the table that could avert the industrial action on Friday, the health secretary said resident doctors had been offered changes to working conditions and career progression but had chosen to continue with industrial action.

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