Labour Peer Lord Winston Quits BMA Over Junior Doctor Strikes – Guido Fawkes

Labour Peer Lord Winston Quits BMA Over Junior Doctor Strikes

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Labour peer and IVF pioneer Lord Winston has quit the British Medical Association after junior doctors announced strikes this month. He was a member for more than 60 years…

Winston slammed BMA’s leaders over “providing a poor example” to aspiring medics, adding:

 “I feel very strongly that this isn’t the time to be striking. I think that the country is really struggling in all sorts of ways, people are struggling in all sorts of ways. Strike action completely ignores the vulnerability of people in front of you. It’s important that doctors consider their own responsibility much more seriously.”

Streeting called the strikes “unfair and unnecessary” as junior doctors demand a 29% pay rise despite already receiving a 22% increase. Meanwhile, Unite has voted to “re-examine” its relationship with Labour and has suspended Angela Rayner’s membership. The historic marriage between Labour and the unions is fast becoming a bitter break-up…