"Starmer labeled the BMA's rejection of the deal reckless and said it benefits no one. He called for the BMA to allow its members to vote on whether they want to accept the deal."
"The deal would have meant another above-inflation pay rise, reforms to pay progression, reimbursements for the cost of Royal College exams, and an extra 4,500 additional speciality training places over three years."
"Starmer emphasized that those measures were not chosen randomly, nor were they imposed from above. They are the result of months of collaboration with the BMA, who engaged constructively throughout."
"Walking away from this deal is the wrong decision. It is a reckless decision. And doing so without even giving resident doctors themselves the chance to vote on it makes it even worse."
Keir Starmer has warned that the government will retract an offer of thousands of NHS training posts if resident doctors do not cancel their planned six-day strike. The British Medical Association rejected a pay rise offer of up to 7.1% without a vote. Starmer criticized this rejection as reckless and urged the BMA to allow members to vote on the deal, which includes pay increases and additional training positions. The prime minister emphasized the collaborative nature of the negotiations and the importance of the deal for patients and doctors alike.
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