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Resident doctors begin longest strike yet as Streeting accuses BMA of hypocrisy over pay – UK politics live

The Guardian · · 694 words · By Andrew Sparrow
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“Resident doctors in English hospitals started a six-day strike at 7am this morning.”
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Wikipedia evidence mentions Capcom, England geography, and an actor named Matthew Marsden - none relate to medical strikes or labor actions by resident doctors.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Capcom Co., Ltd. (Japanese: 株式会社カプコン, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Kapukon) is a Japanese video game company. It has created a number of critically acclaimed and multi-million-selling game franchises, wi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. England shares a land b…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Matthew Marsden is an English and American actor. He has appeared in films such as Black Hawk Down, Helen of Troy, Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid, Tamara, Resident Evil: Extinction, Rambo, T…
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“It is the 15th resident doctors (who used to be known as junior doctors) have been on stage since they launched a campaign in 2023 to get their pay back to the equivalent level it used to be before austerity kicked in after the financial crash.”
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Wikipedia evidence references a video game character, England geography, and New England region - none mention medical strikes, pay campaigns, or historical strike counts.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ashley Graham (Japanese: アシュリー・グラハム, Hepburn: Ashurī Gurahamu) is a character in Resident Evil (Biohazard in Japan), a survival horror video game series created by the Japanese company Capcom. She was…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley_Graham_(Resident_Evil)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. England shares a land b…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New England is a region consisting of six states in the Northeastern United States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. It is bordered by the state of New York…
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“Strikes by resident doctors have now cost the country £3bn.”
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Wikipedia evidence discusses historical strikes (1926 UK general strike, 2018-2023 university strikes) and unrelated military actions (US-UK Yemen strikes) - none mention current resident doctor strikes or £3bn cost estimates.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A general strike took place in the United Kingdom from 4 to 12 May 1926. It was called by the General Council of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) in an unsuccessful attempt to force the British governm…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From 2018 to 2023, the UK university sector faced an industrial dispute between staff, represented most often by the University and College Union (UCU), and their employers, represented by Universitie…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Between 12 January 2024 and 6 May 2025 the United States and the United Kingdom, with support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, and New Zealand, launched a series of cruise mi…
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“We think that strikes cost £50m a day.”
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“Restoring resident doctors' pay to 2008 levels using the RPI account of inflation would cost in the order of £3bn a year.”
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“If other NHS staff would understandably demand the same, then that cost would be more like £30bn a year.”
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“Resident doctors have received a 28.9% pay increase since this government came in.”
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“7am: Resident doctors started a six-day strike in England.”
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“9.15am: John Swinney, SNP leader and Scottish first minister, holds a campaign event focused on fuel prices.”
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“9.30am: Anas Sarwar, the Scottish Labour leader, is holding a campaign event focused on pothole policy.”
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“12.30pm: Nigel Farage, the Reform UK leader, is holding a press conference in Warwickshire.”
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“Military planners from around 35 countries interested in plans to keep the strait of Hormuz open after the Iran war ends meet to discuss options at the UK’s Permanent Joint Headquarters in Northwood, north-west London.”
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