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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Jon Stone

Junior doctors’ leader apologises for booking holiday during strike

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A junior doctors’ leader behind one of the longest ever NHS strikes has apologised for “undermining” the action by going on holiday while his colleagues are on the picket line.

Dr Rob Laurenson, co-chair of the British Medical Association’s Junior Doctors Committee, took annual leave to attend a family friend’s wedding this week, meaning he will be paid while striking doctors miss out.

In a message to his colleagues, posted online, he wrote: “I can see that you feel undermined and I am really sorry my actions have contributed to that.”

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