Resident doctors in England are set to walk out for four days next month in what will be the 16th strike in a pay and jobs dispute that has now stretched over three years. The British Medical Association announced the action will run from 7am on Monday June 15 to 6.59am on Friday June 19.

Health Secretary James Murray met with representatives of the doctors’ union for the first time

Resident doctors will strike in June as their dispute with the Government over pay continues, the BMA said