Starmer's Doctor Strike Ultimatum: Talks Resume

0:00On March 31, Prime Minister Keir Starmer just dropped a hard line on England's resident doctors. He's given them 48 hours to call off their planned strike, or the government pulls thousands of extra NHS training posts. This comes in an article he wrote for the Times, aiming to pressure the British Medical Association into backing down. The BMA fired back quick, saying they're open to negotiate a fair settlement any time. Dr. Jack Fletcher, head of their resident doctors committee, called the Prime Minister's move straight up threats through newspapers, not real talks. He stressed they wanted to deal good for doctors and patients alike. Fletcher went on BBC Radio Force today program this morning, explaining how ministers shifted the offer at the last second. Two weeks back, it was solid investment, but now it's stretched thin over three years, that pushed them toward the strike ballot in the first place. Talks are set to restart later today between the BMA and government reps, with hopes of killing the strike and landing a solid pay agreement.

1:00Meanwhile, the Home Office drops terms for a national inquiry into grooming gangs at 9 a.m., set to probe with ethnicity, culture, or religion played, into the crimes or weak responses. Starmer's plate stays full too, chairing the Cobra Emergency Committee this afternoon on the Iran situation, plus a downing street sit down with. Serious President, eyes stay glued as this doctor standoff heats up or cools off.