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- Resident doctors in England will strike for six days starting Tuesday due to a pay and jobs dispute with the government.
- The British Medical Association (BMA) states that Keir Starmer's threats to cut 1,000 NHS jobs have worsened negotiations.
- The government proposed a deal to increase specialist training places by 4,500 over three years, which the BMA rejected.
- Health Secretary Wes Streeting warned that the 1,000 extra slots would be eliminated unless the BMA accepts the deal.
- The BMA is also considering strikes by other hospital doctors regarding pay issues.
