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Figures come as the BMA is re-balloting junior doctors for a further six months of industrial action after rejecting the Government’s offer of a 6 per cent pay rise

Junior doctors will continue striking until Tuesday

A Bangkok councillor for Lat Krabang district on Thursday filed a motion asking the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) council to improve its education system to support children with special needs.

The BMA said it was ‘possible’ the UK Government could make a similar offer to junior doctors to the 12.4% rise that is on the table in Scotland.

Public service workers in England offered 5%-7% rises but departments must fund them from existing budgets

Junior doctors, who began their longest walkout yet in England on Thursday, will receive six per cent rises under new deal

Rishi Sunak said he had accepted the recommendation of public sector pay review bodies and was making a ‘final offer’ to unions.

Public sector pay decisions in Northern Ireland are devolved to ministers at Stormont, but the powersharing institutions are currently not operating.

The PM said he had accepted the recommendations of pay review bodies, but critics warned the lack of extra money would mean cuts to services.