the bma often use account inflation.figure of 35% since 2008, but that is their take—home pay, so it takes into account deductions made for tax and pension contributions. this is partly because of tax thresholds being frozen, which is something workers across the economy have had to deal with. if we just look at their total pay, and the institute for fiscal studies has been doing that, we can see how their pay cut, once inflation is compare to other staff, we can see how that measures, they have suffered one of the highest levels of pay erosion since 2010. around 17%. if we look at nurses, a pay cut of around 12%, at estate staff, people such as cleaners, between 3% and 4% take—up in real terms. the government counters this by saying that over the past decade, it has prioritised pay rises for the lower paid, which is why we see some of the differences here. but the british medical association say there is no reason why a doctor today is worth any less than a doctor 15 years ago. good to talk to you. thank you very much i

the bma said it is not 'ust a just ourselves. the bma said it is not just a 3596 — just ourselves.the bma said it is notjust a 35% pay increase - just ourselves. the bma said it is notjust a 35% pay increase you i just ourselves. the bma said it is i notjust a 3596 pay increase you are notjust a 35% pay increase you are looking for, what do you want the government to offer you? i looking for, what do you want the government to offer you?- looking for, what do you want the government to offer you? i want them to talk to us- — government to offer you? i want them to talk to us. steve _ government to offer you? i want them to talk to us. steve barclay _ government to offer you? i want them to talk to us. steve barclay of - government to offer you? i want them to talk to us. steve barclay of the - to talk to us. steve barclay of the health secretary has met consultants only once in the past seven months and rishi sunak said there would be no negotiations. we wrote to him and said, we want you to make a credible offer and speak to us and we will call off the strikes, and i'm sorry, prim

the bma has rejected the 6% pay award there's no sign of this dispute being resolved anytime soon.the end of august.— today day consultant start at the end of august. solitary to you all! and with the _ end of august. solitary to you all! and with the rail— end of august. solitary to you all! and with the rail union _ end of august. solitary to you all! and with the rail union leader- and with the rail union leader offering support at the meeting of bma members this afternoon it seemed for some doctors at least a desire to press on with their action. huwjoins us live now i think it's worth you unpacking for us how their current pay system for the senior doctors actually works. first current pay system for the senior doctors actually works.— doctors actually works. first of all, it's devolved _ doctors actually works. first of all, it's devolved so _ doctors actually works. first of all, it's devolved so each - doctors actually works. first of l all, it's devolved so each nations make their own decisions. this dispute is very much england only. but affecting lot of patients and doct

the number one ask of the bma was for pension tax reform , bma was for pension tax reform, and we listenedat as we acted on it. and in addition, we've also accepted in full the independent pay review body recommendations . recommendations. >> nigel farage says he hasn't ruled out taking legal action against the private bank. coutts after they closed his account , after they closed his account, he says the private bank closed his account because his views do not align with its values . the not align with its values. the treasury is expected to announce plans to extend the notice time for bank customers to close their accounts from one month to three months. banks will also have to explain why they've closed accounts and customers will be allowed to appeal the decision . tobias ellwood is decision. tobias ellwood is facing a motion of no confidence after publishing a video that claimed afghanistan has improved since the taliban regained power. the conservative former defence minister is facing a backlash from his own committee members after saying corruption is down since the fundamentalists

number one ask— budget, which was the bma's number one ask of— budget, which was the bma's number oner— the fair thing and i would urge the junior doctors and consultants to see that, — junior doctors and consultants to see that, to see the commitment we have to _ see that, to see the commitment we have to the _ see that, to see the commitment we have to the nhs, to recognise the economic— have to the nhs, to recognise the economic context we are in, and accept _ economic context we are in, and accept the — economic context we are in, and accept the recommendations of the independent pay review body, something that has established its independence of government. i would ur-e independence of government. i would urge them _ independence of government. i would urge them to do the same too. can i io urge them to do the same too. can i go to— urge them to do the same too. can i go to the _ urge them to do the same too. can i go to the daily mail. that urge them to do the same too. can i go to the daily mail.— go to the daily mail. that is the prime minister _ go to the daily mail. that is

and the bma be ashamed of bma ought to be ashamed of itself. always, i want to itself.ays, i want to hear you. forget to hear from you. don't forget to let know what you think. you let me know what you think. you know by heart now. know this off by heart by now. mail margaret gbnews.com. but i'm to joined i'm very grateful to be joined now doctor o'kane, the now by doctor kevin o'kane, the bma's regional council bma's london regional council chairman. very much chairman. thank you very much for in joining us. for coming in and joining us. doctors earning surgeons earning £158,000 a year is strike action really the right course of ? really the right course of? >> first of all, thank you for your very warm welcome there, jacob. >> i take issue with a spokesman on who will give a firm argument i >> absolutely. i'll take i'd have to take issue with a lot of your figures and with a number of your premises. firstly, we're not looking for a pay rise. we're looking for pay restoration on doctors salaries are typically are down. typically for consultants over the past 14 consult

but that's what the bma are saying . that's what the bma are saying.no fat on the bone, there's nothing there to take from. well, exactly. >> and what we keep hearing from rishi sunak is where the money isn't going to from. so isn't going to come from. so it's going to come from it's not going to come from higher going to higher taxes. it's not going to come borrowing with come from more borrowing with the unions. to the teaching unions. it's not to going come out of schools budgets with the nhs. it's apparently out apparently not to going come out of frontline spending . so where of frontline spending. so where on is it going to come out on earth is it going to come out of? yes, there might be a little bit of fat on the bone, as you put it in schools where, you put it in in schools where, you know, tuition after school know, extra tuition after school isn't actually being up. isn't actually being used up. a little bit of funding going little bit of funding is going unused, not going to unused, but it is not going to cover is becoming ever cover what i

in fact the bma has called another two day consultant strike for the of august.with the rail union leader offering support at a meeting of bma members this afternoon, there seem to for some doctors at least a desire to press on with their action. alison rose, the chief executive at natwest, says comments made about nigel farage were deeply inappropriate. mr farage said his account had been closed because his political views didn't align with the bank's values. tonight miss rose has repeated her offer of alternative banking arrangements for him at natwest, which owns coutts. the government has announced banks will face tougher rules over closing customer accounts in a move designed to protect freedom of expression. ross atkins is here to explain. this is a story about banking and political beliefs, and it starts here. i had ihada i had a phone call a couple of months ago to say, we are closing your account. months ago to say, we are closing youraccount. i months ago to say, we are closing your account. i asked why and no reason was given. mr farage suggested it wa

now, the former chairman bma gp's chairman of the bma gp's committee, dr.kman, joins us now . dr. buckman, good joins us now. dr. buckman, good to see you on gb news this afternoon. give us your initial reaction then to what we think could be this offer from the government for a 6.5% pay rise as well? >> it would be quite nice if it was new money. then we could talk about whether it was enough . but since it's actually being taken out of the pot , it's not taken out of the pot, it's not actually going to be new to anybody. and all it will do is depnve anybody. and all it will do is deprive patients , patients and deprive patients, patients and other colleagues of what their entire to so other staff will not get pay also without coming out at the same budget and patient services will be cut to pay patient services will be cut to pay for the staff pay. and that's really not the way to run a pay that's really not the way to run a pay rise. then we could debate whether it's enough or not. and i think that really depends on proper, effective negotiation with bot

bma are going to undertake, but i’ili'it the bma are going to undertake, but right now— the bma areare not happy with the offer that is— that we are not happy with the offer that is on— that we are not happy with the offer that is on the table. but that we are not happy with the offer that is on the table.— that is on the table. but if you look at what _ that is on the table. but if you look at what happened - that is on the table. but if you look at what happened in - that is on the table. but if you - look at what happened in scotland, 17 point 5/2 years, does that seem something that is a workable proposition? —— 17.5 over two years. at least a government in scotland are willing — at least a government in scotland are willing to meet, willing to look at an— are willing to meet, willing to look at an increase which is at least douhie — at an increase which is at least double digits.— at an increase which is at least double digits. lets talk about the workforce plan. _ double digits. lets talk about the workforce plan, staff _ double digits. lets talk about the workforce plan, staf

the number one ask of the bma was for pension tax reform , bma was for pension tax reform, and we listenedthat as we acted on it. and in addition, we've also accepted in full the independent pay review body recommendations and rail passengers are facing further disruption this morning as rmt members launch fresh strikes. >> it's the first of three days of industrial action, affecting 14 train companies in england and it may have a knock on effect into scotland and wales, too. in some areas, only half of train services will run . other train services will run. other areas have no services at all. that's it for the moment. we'll have more throughout the morning and afternoon. our website has more to gbnews.com. now back to andrew and . andrew and. bev >> very good morning . it's 933. >> very good morning. it's 933. thank you for joining >> very good morning. it's 933. thank you forjoining us on gb thank you for joining us on gb news now. thousands of senior doctors in england will go on strike today over pay disputes causing disruption across causing major disruption across the nhs. >> this

because it doesn't appear to be any negotiations going on with with the bma ? with the bma?ed ultimately by people talking to each other. and i always think that when ministers or indeed trade union leaders start to impose conditions that have to be satisfied before you start talking, in other words , you talking, in other words, you have talks about talks . it's have talks about talks. it's ridiculous . we know that your ridiculous. we know that your previous speaker was quite right to say that this is damaging patients. it's also been a very long time in the making. it won't be put right in a single yean won't be put right in a single year, but it does have to be put right. if the nhs is going to recruit, retain and motivate the people it needs to deliver the services we all want to see. >> we're also hearing today, stephen, that we may get reports back the independent pay back from the independent pay review bodies, which will be recommending 6 to 6.5% for various in the public various people in the public sector. does government have sector. does the government have a ho

what would you think the bma, the consultants all accept ? consultants all accept?our pay restored to the value that it had in 2008 and that means that it's got to be a start. so 6% this pay award from last week isn't even isn't even a pay last week isn't even isn't even a pay rise. it's actually a pay cut again for another year. and it's of the biggest it's actually one of the biggest ones had long time. it's actually one of the biggest on

we should emphasise this is a dispute in england, but the bma say they are monitoring developments iner nigel farage in the row over why his account was closed. dame alison rose, the chief executive at natwest, which owns the private bank coutts, says comments made about him were deeply inappropriate. mr farage claimed his account had been closed because his political views didn't align with the bank's values, and tonight he said he wants the chief executive to appear before mps. the government has already announced banks will now face tougher rules over the closure of customer accounts. here's our analysis editor, ros atkins. i got a phone call a couple of months ago to say, "we are closing your account." i asked why, no reason was given. mr farage suggested it was politically motivated. that was late june. by earlyjuly, there was a twist. a bbc headline told us, "nigel farage bank account shut for falling below wealth limit." the bank in questions was coutts — a private bank you can only use with a high level of funds. the bbc story came from business editor simonjack. on twitter he

it's the bma that is standing firm . it's bma that is standing firm. it's digging its heels in.further strikes . we can expect further strikes. of course, we're in the middle of a very long period of industrial action of walkouts from junior doctors and consultants . as you know, consultants. as you know, i think there's a reasonable argument to be made that we haven't got any money left because we spent it all during lockdown. and most people would sympathise with the idea that we should pay nhs frontline staff more. but you have to ask how are we going to pay for it? and this brings me to on why this is a good deal for the government. there's 6.5% across the board and that's because it's going to be funded by cuts to government spending. so there will be cuts to departmental spending. i think across the board , we don't think across the board, we don't yet know the details. perhaps certain areas ring certain areas will be ring fenced. certainly they were dunng fenced. certainly they were during period we during the austerity period we had the nhs and education ring fenced, but

it might be, it might be the bma finding support from the members, but from the noises they are makingthe combative nature of the dispute up until now, i would be very surprised if the bma call off their strikes. and every time the doctors walk out, there is a large reduction in activity, elective activity across hospitals. that will make it very difficult to start to bring that 7.47 million number back down again before the next election. number back down again before the next election-— next election. cutting waiting lists, next election. cutting waiting lists. one _ next election. cutting waiting lists, one of _ next election. cutting waiting lists, one of the _ next election. cutting waiting lists, one of the five - next election. cutting waiting lists, one of the five pledges| next election. cutting waiting l lists, one of the five pledges of the foreign minister, we will see what happens with that negotiation. for the moment, thank you very much. thank you. new evidence uncovered by the bbc has cast further doubt on the greek coastguard's version of the events surrounding that tr

let's hearfrom dr tal ellenbogen, a representative of the bma junior doctors committee who has been onogramme. so you have come to the end of the strike. what have you achieved? fiur have come to the end of the strike. what have you achieved?— have come to the end of the strike. what have you achieved? our aim here is to net what have you achieved? our aim here is to get back — what have you achieved? our aim here is to get back round _ what have you achieved? our aim here is to get back round the _ what have you achieved? our aim here is to get back round the table. - what have you achieved? our aim here is to get back round the table. we - is to get back round the table. we need the government to have a two—way conversation. we started this dispute back in october last year and what it took was a record—breaking ballot with 98% of doctors voting yes and two strikes just to get a derisory 5% offer. two months ago, when the government already knew what the supposedly independent pay review body would offer, yet decided to offer a derisory 5% and lead to further rounds of strikes go ahea

the number one ask of the bma was for pension tax reform , bma was for pension tax reform, and we listenedacted on it. and in addition, we've also accepted in full the independent pay review body recommendations up to 20 000 real staff are on strike over job security and pay causing disruption and cancellations across many services . across many sei’vlces. >> across many services. >> it's the first of three days of industrial action affecting 14 train companies in england , 14 train companies in england, which may have a knock on effect into scotland and wales. well members are also walking out on the 22nd and 29th of july. super markets are not displaying pnces markets are not displaying prices as clearly as they should be, preventing shoppers from finding the best deals. the competition and markets authority has found retailers could be hampering people's ability to compare products. the watchdog is warning supermarkets to make the necessary changes or risk facing enforced court action. tv online dab+ radio and on tunein . this is gb news nato on tunein. this is gb news nato . back to .

the number one ask of the bma was for pension tax reform , bma was for pension tax reform, and we listened that as we acted on it. and in addition, we've also accepted in full the independent pay review body recommendations up to 20 000 real staff are on strike over job security and pay causing disruption and cancellations across many services . across many sei’vlces. >> across many services. >> it's the first of three days of industrial action affecting 14 train companies in england , 14 train companies in england, which may have a knock on effect into scotland and wales. well members are also walking out on the 22nd and 29th of july. super markets are not displaying pnces markets are not displaying prices as clearly as they should be, preventing shoppers from finding the best deals. the competition and markets authority has found retailers could be hampering people's ability to compare products. the watchdog is warning supermarkets to make the necessary changes or risk facing enforced court action. tv online dab+ radio and on tunein . this is gb news nato on tunein. this is gb news nato

nhs with record funding, delivered the first ever fully funded long—term workforce plan, and met the bma'sumber one ask of government, with a pensions tax cut worth £1 million. we should all ask ourselves, whether union leaders or political leaders, how can it be right to continue disruptive industrial action? right to continue disruptive industrialaction? not right to continue disruptive industrial action? not least because these strikes lead to tens of thousands of appointments being cancelled every single day. waiting list going up, not down. so, today's offer is final. there will be no more talks on pay. we will not negotiate again on this year's settlements and no amount of strikes will change our decision. instead the settlement we have reached today gives us a fair way to end the strikes, a fair dealfor gives us a fair way to end the strikes, a fair deal for workers, and a fair dealfor the strikes, a fair deal for workers, and a fair deal for the british taxpayer. thank you. that and a fair deal for the british taxpayer. thank you. that was prime minister rishi — taxpayer. thank you

the number one ask of the bma was for pension tax reform , bma was for pension tax reform, and we listenedat as we acted on it. and in addition, we've also accepted in full the independent pay review body recommendations , up to 20,000 recommendations, up to 20,000 real staff are on strike over job security and pay causing disruption and cancellations across many services as it's the first of three days of industrial action affecting 14 train companies in england , train companies in england, which may have a knock on effect into scotland and wales. >> members are also walking out on the 22nd and 29th of july. rmt general secretary mick lynch is hopeful that fresh talks will reflect the progress he's making with london underground . with london underground. >> let's get try and get a deal cooked up that we can try and get back round the table. we're doing that with london transport right now about what's going on in london underground. we've been conciliation in london underground. we've been all conciliation in london underground. we've been all week conciliation in london underground. we

but we've had announcement but we've had that announcement from the union, bma, that from the union,re strikes for the end of august the 24th and the 25th. and that's particularly around what we were saying about the independent review body independent pay review body suggestion of 6. and they say still subpar. it's below inflation and it is still a real terms pay cut in terms of where they were 15 years ago . they were 15 years ago. >> well, hollis, thank you very much for talking to us this afternoon . now now, let's afternoon. now now, let's actually update you on the latest on the heat wave that's hitting europe , in particular, hitting europe, in particular, italy, 616 cities include rome now have a red , red alert now have a red, red alert because of the temperatures in the coming days, including the vatican city with the italian authorities urging tourists to stay away . stay away. >> in particular, they are warning about two islands, sicily and sardinia in the south with the temperatures of maybe 48 celsius or 48.8 would be the record high bannau, but particularly inland as w

do you think some of those people now bma are far more now in the bma are far more political than otherwiseo settle it and get the right amount of money. they're just trying to bring down the government. >> well, when you hear the figures, to think figures, it's hard not to think like doesn't figures, it's hard not to think like as doesn't figures, it's hard not to think like as though doesn't figures, it's hard not to think like as though , doesn't figures, it's hard not to think like as though , youyesn't figures, it's hard not to think like as though , you know, if seem as though, you know, if they were looking for a compromise , surely they wouldn't compromise, surely they wouldn't even about 35. even be talking about 35. >> the government is >> when the government is offering 6. so it is possible that the bma has become really quite politicised. and it of course , it is quite possible course, it is quite possible that eventually , with the that eventually, with the government really sticking to its line here, eventually junior doctors who, you know, need the money don't particularly wa

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the government says it has listened to the bma's demands . has listened to the bma's demands.ail has listened to the bma's demands . rail passengers. face demands. rail passengers. face disruption today in the first of three days of strike action this month. up to 20,000 rail staff are on strike over job security and pay , which caused disruption and pay, which caused disruption and pay, which caused disruption and cancellations across many services for 18 train companies in england were affected . board in england were affected. board members are also walking out on the 22nd and 29th of july. there is just under one hour left for local people to vote in the three by elections taking place in england today. all three seats in uxbridge and south ruislip, selby and ainsty and somerton and frome have been held by the conservatives since the last general election in 2019. polling stations closed . 2019. polling stations closed. at 10:00 on line dab+ radio and on tunein. this is gb news. now, though, back to dan . though, back to dan. the opening page of the coot's website reads co

. union says it is not bma.he union says it is not for the prime minister to decide that negotiations are over before he has even stepped in the room and the dispute will only at the negotiating only end at the negotiating table . the prime minister will table. the prime minister will give evidence at the infected blood inquiry today. rishi sunak will be questioned on the government's response to the use of infected blood and blood products after thousands of patients developed hiv and hepatitis c through contaminated products in the 70s and 80 well protests are expected this afternoon, calling for full compensation payments to those affected. a victim of the scandal, richard warwick , told scandal, richard warwick, told us the effects of it are still here today . here today. >> the fact that we lost so many people, especially those that died in the early , late teens, died in the early, late teens, early 20s , it brought it home to early 20s, it brought it home to us of how widespread these infections were, par

the bma has warned the england.he bma has warned the government that their members will not back down on demands for a 35% pay rise. that's despite the prime minister adopting the recommended options of independent pay review bodies and making a final payoff pay offer of 6. the five day strike the longest in nhs history, runs until tuesday morning and some international news. and one of the last two ships exporting grain from ukraine under an agreement with russia has arrived in istanbul . the black arrived in istanbul. the black sea grain deal, which expires on monday , has enabled ukraine to monday, has enabled ukraine to export grain and food safely over the past year. despite the war, ukraine is a major supplier of key crops like sunflower, oil and barley . moscow is and barley. moscow is threatening to pull out of the agreement and is calling for western sanctions to ease . as western sanctions to ease. as we're on tv online on dab plus radio and on, tune in to this is gb news. back now to . gb news. back now t

the bma has warned the england. the bma has warned the government that their members will not back down on demands for a 35% pay rise. that's despite the prime minister adopting the recommended options of independent pay review bodies and making a final payoff pay offer of 6. the five day strike the longest in nhs history, runs until tuesday morning and some international news. and one of the last two ships exporting grain from ukraine under an agreement with russia has arrived in istanbul . the black arrived in istanbul. the black sea grain deal, which expires on monday , has enabled ukraine to monday, has enabled ukraine to export grain and food safely over the past year. despite the war, ukraine is a major supplier of key crops like sunflower, oil and barley . moscow is and barley. moscow is threatening to pull out of the agreement and is calling for western sanctions to ease . as western sanctions to ease. as we're on tv online on dab plus radio and on, tune in to this is gb news. back now to . gb news. back now

the government says it has listened to the bma's demands . has listened to the bma's demands.ail has listened to the bma's demands . rail passengers. face demands. rail passengers. face disruption today in the first of three days of strike action this month. up to 20,000 rail staff are on strike over job security and pay , which caused disruption and pay, which caused disruption and pay, which caused disruption and cancellations across many services for 18 train companies in england were affected . board in england were affected. board members are also walking out on the 22nd and 29th of july. there is just under one hour left for local people to vote in the three by elections taking place in england today. all three seats in uxbridge and south ruislip, selby and ainsty and somerton and frome have been held by the conservatives since the last general election in 2019. polling stations closed . 2019. polling stations closed. at 10:00 on line dab+ radio and on tunein. this is gb news. now, though, back to dan . though, back to dan. the opening page of the coot's website reads co

led by their union, the bma, they were out on the picket line for the first consultant—only strike since05. we've been trying to negotiate with the government to address the 35% erosion of consultant pay over the last 15 years. and we've not received any meaningful, credible offer from the government. and so we've been forced to this point because we haven't even had the secretary of state in the room to talk to us more than once in seven months. but the government says its latest pay offer of 6% is its last. it means basic salaries will start at £93,500 with the most experienced doctors getting just over £126,000. 0ur plea to consultants is to recognise that we have listened on pensions, as per their ask, we have listened to be independent pay review body recommendations, and it's now time to put patients first and for consultants to call off the strike. we locked ourselves away, we did everything we should have done in covid to protect the nhs, and now when i want them they are letting me down, really. sally knight is one of thousands of patients hit by the strike. her appointment for

the bma later confirmed strike action would continue, but ministers said there would be no more talkst, a fair and final settlement allows us to reflect this huge contribution that doctors make, but to give them a pay rise of over £3,000 and then get back to focusing on cutting the waiting times. strikes by health workers in england have been causing disruption since the end of last year, but before that, a backlog had been building up, leaving some patients enduring long waits for treatment. this is my... janice used to be a paralympic swimmer and has won medals. she has a health condition, meaning she's deaf—blind. she also has arthritis and needs a knee replacement. but she's already been waiting for a year. i take a lot of heavy pain relief. i take pain relief four times a day. that includes morphine. last night, it woke me up, the pain wakes me up in the night. i then have to sort of get up, you know, the next day and really get on with life. janice says losing her mobility would be a serious problem, but she doesn't have a date for the operation. she uses her drum set to keep hi

the bma has warned the england. the bma has warned the government that their members will not back down over demands for a 35% pay rise. that's despite the prime minister adopting the recommendations of independent pay review bodies and making a final pay offer of 6. the five day strike, the longest in nhs history, runs until tuesday morning . the until tuesday morning. the government is considering scrapping inheritance tax in a bid to win the next general election. the times is reporting that the move could be a manifesto attempt to secure votes in so—called blue wall seats. it would come at a cost of £7 billion, most couples can pass on up to a £1 million to their children without paying any inheritance tax. currently parts of the uk have been experiencing strong winds and thunderstorms with yellow met office warnings in place across the south of england and wales and scotland. the goodwood festival of speed had to cancel today's events for the first time in its 30 year history and london's kaleidoscope festival

the bma has warned the england. the bma has warned the government that their members will not back down over demands for a 35% pay rise. that's despite the prime minister adopting the recommendations of independent pay review bodies and making a final pay offer of 6. the five day strike, the longest in nhs history, runs until tuesday morning . the until tuesday morning. the government is considering scrapping inheritance tax in a bid to win the next general election. the times is reporting that the move could be a manifesto attempt to secure votes in so—called blue wall seats. it would come at a cost of £7 billion, most couples can pass on up to a £1 million to their children without paying any inheritance tax. currently parts of the uk have been experiencing strong winds and thunderstorms with yellow met office warnings in place across the south of england and wales and scotland. the goodwood festival of speed had to cancel today's events for the first time in its 30 year history and london's kaleidoscope festival

live now to dr simon walsh, a consultant and the deputy chair of the bma consultants committee.n the program. do you acknowledge the impact the strike is having on thousands of patients across england? thousands of patients across encland? ,., ., ., ., thousands of patients across encland? ., ., ., england? good evening. i do want to a oloaise england? good evening. i do want to apologise for— england? good evening. i do want to apologise for those _ england? good evening. i do want to apologise for those patients - england? good evening. i do want to apologise for those patients who - apologise for those patients who have had their procedures and appointments and operations for bone because of the action today. it was very difficult —— postponed. to take industrial action and to strike today. we've maintain patient safety, we've maintained a christmas day level of service in terms of full emergency care. and part of delivering that care as they normally are on bank holidays. it's really out of desperation and anger really out of desperation and anger really that the government

co—chair of the bma junior doctors committee. thank you.s to get to italy. they didn't want to go to greece, but we know things went very badly wrong and it was in this part of the libyan coach where people got into smaller boats and they told me to my face that they did that i went to international waters and you can see here that this is the route that the boat is thought to have taken before it capsized off the coast of greece, but this is the root of another boat, the faithful warrior, and remember that name because it was sent to give water and supplies. look at this video because i think it is significant. it is a new video which is said to show the migrant boat, and you can see the condition it is in, lilting to one side and this is important because during this is important because during this time period, the greek coastguard was arguing that this boat was on a steady course to italy and did not need to be saved. at bbc verify and we have checked out the video and it is genuine. how did we manage to do it? we looked at the vessel i

the bma later confirmed strike action would continue, but ministers said there would be no more talksent, a fair and final settlement allows us to reflect this huge contribution that doctors make, but to give them a pay rise of over £3,000 and then get back to focusing on cutting the waiting times. strikes by health workers in england have been causing disruption since the end of last year, but before that, a backlog had been building up, leaving some patients enduring long waits for treatment. this is my... janice used to be a paralympic swimmer and has won medals. she has a health condition, meaning she's deaf—blind. she also has arthritis and needs a knee replacement. but she's already been waiting for a year. i take a lot of heavy pain relief. i take pain relief four times a day. that includes morphine. last night, it woke me up, the pain wakes me up in the night. i then have to sort of get up, you know, the next day and really get on with life. janice says losing her mobility would be a serious problem, but she doesn't have a date for the operation. she uses her drum set to keep

the bma have rejected that and already called two more days of strikes in august. ambulance staff, doctors and so on, there is a total of 750,000 appointments or operations that have been postponed. thank you. hugh pym, our health editor. the prime minister has apologised for the treatment of lgbt veterans, who were sacked or forced out of the military. it was illegal to be gay in the british armed forces, up to the year 2000. rishi sunak called the historic ban an "appalling failure" of the british state, and it's thought thousands of people were affected. today, veterans and campaigners, including dame kelly holmes, met with ministers, as lauren moss reports. theyjoined the military to dedicate their lives to their country. but instead, many were rejected — unable to be themselves, investigated, dismissed, some even imprisoned. all because they're gay. a criminal offence in the armed forces until the year 2000. i chose the royal navy, hoping for a place to belong, a tribe to be part of. emma riley was a radio operator before she was arrested and then discharged.

bma? aren't they? the bma?bargaining that's a >> that's a bargaining that's a bargaining think. bargaining tool. i think. i think they'd very happy with think they'd be very happy with 15 10, frankly. but a long 15 or 10, frankly. but a long term commitment returning to term commitment to returning to broadly we saw 2010. and broadly what we saw in 2010. and i'd add this just sort of building what martin said, we building on what martin said, we have of 100,000 have a shortfall of 100,000 health staff in this health care staff in this country, 50,000 nurses country, about 50,000 nurses is doesn't matter if you want a private system. somebody said privatise, privatise, privatise or doesn't or a public system. it doesn't matter if we're not training enough care workers. it's enough health care workers. it's all you need all academic because you need the the doctors. and the nurses and the doctors. and so i think the that's the so i think that's the that's the first thing we need to really go on. it's actually sou

and of course, we know the bma were asking for an increase of 35% to make up for an increase of 35% totfall in pay over the last decade, so of course to davis offer of 6% is only really a fifth of what they have been asking for. we have also been getting reaction from some of the political parties. the labour leader sir keir starmer has been speaking at the unite conference in brighton and he says these pay increases will now be subject to negotiation with the unions, by which i guess he means being put to votes by union members. and he says he is not going to wade into that, but he says that his party would have failed if it can�*t break the stranglehold of low pgy- can�*t break the stranglehold of low pay. now, of course, he was speaking at a union event, so you might sense that he was speaking to the audience in the room. we have also heard from the liberal democrats, who say the prime minister must now come clean over what they describe as savage cuts, now facing hospitals and schools in order to afford these pay increases. ., ., ., ., increases. charlotte, thanks for takinu increa

the union that represents them, the bma, has rejected the government�*s latest 6% pay offer, saying itpoint where consultants are striking, things are really bad. our pay has been cut in value by more than a third since 2008. people are furious about it. i have been talking to my colleagues at work. the prime minister saying last week there are no more talks on pay, it hasn�*t made people feel, oh, that�*s over then. it�*s made them feel more angry. the 6% pay increase from the government means basic salaries will start at £93,500, with the most experienced getting just over 126,000. our plea to consultants is to recognise that we have listened on pensions, as per their ask. we have listened to the independent pay review body recommendations. and it�*s now time to put patients first and for consultants to call off this strike. there are some doctors who oppose the strike. one consultant agreed to speak to us anonymously because, he said, he had a very unpopular view. overall, i think compared with a lot of people in society, we have a pretty good deal. i feel very uncomfortable with we

to try and address— kept working with the bma to try and address the pay erosion faced by doctors — leaving the nhs? talk to health unions. doctors leavin the nhs? ~ ., ,, leaving the nhs? mr speaker, we did talk to health — leaving the nhs? mr speaker, we did talk to health leaders _ leaving the nhs? mr speaker, we did talk to health leaders but _ leaving the nhs? mr speaker, we did talk to health leaders but we - leaving the nhs? mr speaker, we did talk to health leaders but we also - talk to health leaders but we also respected the independent pay review body process. it is the right way to resolve these issues and it means a typicaljunior doctor will see a 9% pay rise as a result of that deal, mr speaker. she mentioned retention, earlier this year the government delivered the number one asked of the bma, which was to remove the cap on pensions tax. that was specifically designed to retain senior doctors in the nhs so the government has now done its bit and i would urge the unions to please get back to the hospitals and treat your patients. 5ir get back to the hospitals and treat

the bma has warned the england. the bma has warned the government their doctors will not back down on demands for a 35% pay rise. that's despite the prime minister adopting the recommendation of independent pay recommendation of independent pay review bodies. i'm making a final offer of 6. the five day strike, the longest in nhs history, runs until tuesday morning . the government is morning. the government is considering scrapping inheritance tax in a bid to win the next election. the times is reporting the move could be a totemic manifesto offering to secure votes in the so—called blue wall seats in 2025. now it would come at the cost of £7 billion a £0.02 cut to income tax, which has been predicted would cost us almost twice as much. most couples can pass on up to £1 million to their children without paying any inheritance tax research into adhd has been given a huge funding boost to help future diagnosis. the medical research council has given £2.4 million to three studies taking place in institutions in england

. >> doctors union, the bma >> so the doctors union, the bma is holding out for a rise of up to £20,000nior. doctor to £20,000 perjunior. doctor which is quite a while. i didn't even think they earned £20,000. >> they don't they don't they barely earn 30. >> well, some of them, >> yeah, well, some of them, some of them the salary ranges from 29,000 to nearly 60,000. so it's not they're penniless it's not like they're penniless andifs it's not like they're penniless and it's basically of and it's basically a sort of paid internship while you become a fully fledged doctor. hang on paid internship while you become a minute. dged doctor. hang on paid internship while you become a minute. bigd doctor. hang on paid internship while you become a minute. big bucks. r. hang on a minute. big bucks. >> are in university for >> they are in university for a long time, aren't they? they do accrue awful lot of debt, accrue an awful lot of debt, scrounging doctors. you're far too this is too tory today. this is ridiculous. hawley. i mean, ridiculous. josh hawley. i mean, i'm right, aren't they? get a l

. >> doctors union, the bma >> so the doctors union, the bma is holding out for a rise of up to £20,000nior. doctor to £20,000 perjunior. doctor which is quite a while. i didn't even think they earned £20,000. >> they don't they don't they barely earn 30. >> well, some of them, >> yeah, well, some of them, some of them the salary ranges from 29,000 to nearly 60,000. so it's not they're penniless it's not like they're penniless andifs it's not like they're penniless and it's basically of and it's basically a sort of paid internship while you become a fully fledged doctor. hang on paid internship while you become a minute. dged doctor. hang on paid internship while you become a minute. bigd doctor. hang on paid internship while you become a minute. big bucks. r. hang on a minute. big bucks. >> are in university for >> they are in university for a long time, aren't they? they do accrue awful lot of debt, accrue an awful lot of debt, scrounging doctors. you're far too this is too tory today. this is ridiculous. hawley. i mean, ridiculous. josh hawley. i mean, i'm right, aren't they? get a l

in their particular pay request, about the bma in their particular pay request , they've particulard for 35. that is absolute, truly staggering. it's not a serious pay request. and of course, it's not going to happen. so i think it's interesting that they're deciding to effectively choose to choose a very high pay request rather than sort of try and negotiate with the government. >> no, indeed. and really , i >> no, indeed. and really, i would expect the to public indeed expect someone who's been offered a 7% pay rise in the middle of, frankly , an economic middle of, frankly, an economic crisis where inflation is sky high to take that and get back to work in our public sector, saving lives, teaching kids, keeping the country going. >> yeah. and unfortunately , of >> yeah. and unfortunately, of course, when we're thinking about junior doctors , they about junior doctors, they really are key workers. we had we used this word during the pandemic . they're workers pandemic. they're key workers because are because their jobs are effectively mean that they are sort of their public intere

pension we adopted the bma's pension changes because ultimately they were this were the ones sayingle leaving . leaving the profession. >> it's quite >> but presumably it's quite hard you don't >> but presumably it's quite hard in you don't >> but presumably it's quite hard in the you don't >> but presumably it's quite hard in the first)u don't >> but presumably it's quite hard in the first place.�*t >> but presumably it's quite hard in the first place. yeah recruit in the first place. yeah and which we doing. and which we are doing. >> i just pointed >> steve, as i just pointed out, this let's just dial back this issue, let's just dial back because a lot of people are thinking, what's this glue all about? >> just to remind you, rishi sunak telling sir keir starmer stop. take some inspiration from your friends outside and unglue himself friends. this himself from the friends. this is because this was going is why. because this was going on outside the chamber as we had pmqs yes , more just stop oil pmqs yes, more just stop oil trying to stop. the mps didn't seem to succeed though. t

that is what the bma is saying. this is all about pay. i have a consultant with me.s and we struggled to fill the difference. we have got through the backlog _ difference. we have got through the backlog -- _ difference. we have got through the backlog —— we are getting through the backlog and we cannot do that without _ the backlog and we cannot do that without them. the nhs is struggling to recruit _ without them. the nhs is struggling to recruit doctors and we need to sort out — to recruit doctors and we need to sort out pay as part of that and we need _ sort out pay as part of that and we need a _ sort out pay as part of that and we need a mechanism so this does not happen— need a mechanism so this does not happen again with pay being cut by successive — happen again with pay being cut by successive governments. many watchinu successive governments. many watching will — successive governments. many watching will be _ successive governments. many watching will be possibly - successive governments. litany watching will be possibly thinking most consultants earning