00:00Resident doctors have voted in favour of further strike action.
00:05This is the latest update in their long-running dispute with the government over pay and training
00:10posts. Members of the British Medical Association backed more walkouts in England, giving the union
00:17another six-month mandate for industrial action, although no new strike dates have been announced.
00:22The dispute began in spring 2023 and has led to 14 separate strikes.
00:29The vote follows a month of talks between the union and the government after the last walkout
00:34just before Christmas. Some 93% of BMA members voted to continue the dispute, with a turnout of 53%.
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