25 h. ago Majority of doctors do NOT back strike action leaked poll reveals as Wes Streeting claims 'reckless' union 'has lost the plot'

The strike organised by the British Medical Association will now last until 7am on Wednesday. It marks the 13th time since 2023 that the group has taken industrial action.

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25 h. ago Moment Wes Streeting tears into 'extremely irresponsible' junior doctors who have gone on strike despite receiving 28.9% pay rise

Health Secretary Wes Streeting told LBC radio that the five-day resident doctors' strike in England is 'going to set us back' as he accused British Medical Association 'activists' of 'damaging' NHS recovery.

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26 h. ago Doctors holding patients to ransom by going on strike – Streeting

The Health Secretary said doctors were being ‘irresponsible’ in striking for five days in their dispute over pay and conditions.

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46 h. ago The dreaded Starmer vote of confidence: PM gives his top aide McSweeney fateful backing as he kills probe into brutal Cabinet briefings

Keir Starmer voiced 'confidence' in his senior team after receiving 'assurances' that none of them were involved in the extraordinary pre-emptive strike against Wes Streeting.

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46 h. ago Now Keir gives his chief aide the dreaded 'full confidence'... Starmer clings to Morgan McSweeney as he kills off probe into brutal Cabinet briefings

Keir Starmer voiced 'confidence' in his senior team after receiving 'assurances' that none of them were involved in the extraordinary pre-emptive strike against Wes Streeting.

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48 h. ago Operation Whitewash! Starmer scrambles to shore up chief aide Morgan McSweeney after getting 'assurances' no

Keir Starmer voiced 'confidence' in his senior team after receiving 'assurances' that none of them were involved in the extraordinary pre-emptive strike against Wes Streeting.

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51 h. ago Starmer 'will be next' if chief aide Morgan McSweeney is forced out over No10 briefing war

Ministers have insisted the PM will hold an investigation into the apparent pre-emptive strike on leadership manoeuvring by Wes Streeting - and fire whoever was responsible.

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67 h. ago British Medical Association ‘threat to future of NHS’, says Streeting ahead of doctors’ strike

Health secretary accuses doctors’ union of ‘cartel-like behaviour’ and tells it to ‘get real’ over pay demandsUK politics live – latest updatesThe British Medical Association is acting like a cartel and its “antics” are endangering the NHS’s future, the health secretary has said before the latest doctors’ strike begins on Friday.Wes Streeting launched his most strongly worded attack yet on the doctors’ union, coming close to accusing resident doctors in England of being greedy in their pay demands. Continue reading...

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68 h. ago Doctors 'behaving like a cartel' amid 'morally reprehensible strike', says Wes Streeting

The Health Secretary has told the British Medical Association trade union to 'get real'

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3 d. ago 'Reckless' five day doctors' strike will cost 'a quarter of a BILLION pounds', Wes Streeting admits as he makes last minute plea to bitter union bosses

A five-day strike in England will begin on Friday, marking the 13th time since 2022 that the group of medics have taken industrial action.

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8 d. ago Wes Streeting accuses junior doctors of 'holding the country to ransom' in bitter pay dispute after they reject inflation

The Health Secretary hit out at the British Medical Association (BMA) ahead of their planned five-day strikes later this month.

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2 w. ago Cancer, lung disease, miscarriages: are Uruguay’s rice workers paying too high a price to bring in the crop?

The sector is a key driver of the Uruguayan economy, but widespread and ill-controlled use of agrochemicals is affecting employees’ health – despite official assurances Julio de los Santos, now 50, noticed something was wrong when he began losing his strength and experiencing pain in his legs and kidneys. He couldn’t hold tools and could barely stand. His visits to the doctor became more frequent until he ended up in intensive care, where his wife was told to prepare for the worst.He survived, but today depends on more than 30 medications and a ventilator. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Wes Streeting blasts doctors’ strike as ‘slap in the face’ for NHS

Exclusive: Writing in The Independent, the health secretary accused the BMA of trying to ‘wreck’ the health service’s recovery with a ‘rush to industrial action’ – claiming it will only play into Nigel Farage’s hands

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