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Wes Streeting said he recognised the ‘pain’ resident doctors had felt ‘in their pockets’

Resident doctors in England have entered the second day of strike action due to a bitter dispute with the Government over jobs and pay.

In today’s newsletter: ​The government’s clash with resident doctors has hardened into one of the most bitter public-sector disputes since austerity began

Letters: Karen Ford says strike action is set to continue because of political posturing, while an NHS consultant worries about the deteriorating relationship among colleagues. Plus letters from John Sowerby, Dr Mussaddaq Iqbal, Gill Kelly and a final-year medical student

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: This latest five-day walkout, over yet another double-digit pay demand, coincides with a flu epidemic and adds to already unbearable pressure on the NHS. The BMA is now pushing its luck – which will only help health secretary Wes Streeting to prevail

Wes Streeting warned patients will face disruption but doctors said they had to take a stand

Dispute with clerical staff over below-inflation pay rise comes as NHS resident doctors start BMA-backed strike

83% of British Medical Association members voted to walk out in the third strike this year

Officials have said the strike had come at the ‘worst time’ for the NHS amid rising flu cases and other winter illnesses.

It is the 14th strike by resident doctors in England since 2023.