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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Anna Bawden and agency

Strikes ‘not part of our DNA’ but must go on, say doctors in England

BMA members picket outside University College hospital in London
BMA members picket outside University College hospital in London on Thursday. Photograph: Vuk Valcic/Zuma Press/Shutterstock

Consultants in England who returned to the picket line on Thursday for a 48-hour stoppage have said it is “not part of our DNA to be on strike” but insisted they will not back down in their pay dispute.

As with previous strikes, they are operating “Christmas Day” cover, meaning emergency care will be provided until they return at 7am on Saturday.

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