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Junior doctor pay talks collapse in just an hour as militant medics refuse to negotiate Representatives from the British Medical Association told Health Secretary Steve Barclay they would be unwilling to accept less than a 35 per cent pay rise Demands also include free parking, pay rise linked to inflation and no exam fees Whitehall sources described demands as 'unreasonable' and 'unaffordable'
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Pay talks between junior doctors and the government collapsed after less than an hour yesterday after militant medics refused to negotiate.
Representatives from the British Medical Association told health secretary Steve Barclay they would be unwilling to accept anything less than a 35 per cent pay rise.
They also demanded free car parking, the abolition of exam fees and a guarantee that future pay rises would be linked to inflation.
Whitehall sources described the red lines as ‘unreasonable’ and ‘unaffordable’ and said it showed the doctors were ‘playing politics’ and ‘looking for a fight’ - not a negotiated settlement.
