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Junior doctors to walk out in three day strike over pay

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Junior doctors in England will take part in a 72-hour strike over pay after voting in favour of industrial action, the British Medical Association (BMA) has confirmed.

Members of the BMA are asking for a 26% pay rise in what they say is a fight to make up for pay cuts since 2008, taking inflation into account.

More than three-quarters of those balloted voted, with 98% of those voting in favour of strike action. They join paramedics and nurses, who are currently undergoing periods of strike action, also in a fight for pay increases.

The walkout is set to take place next month, with more than 47,600 junior doctors in England eligible to vote in the BMA’s ballot. READ MORE: Young mum, 25, fitted her Ford Focus with secret openings cut into seats to hide a gun - officers also found ammo, a serrated knife and a silencer Health Secretary Steve Barclay said it was “deeply disappointing” that junior doctors in England had voted for strike action.

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