officials about the pressures on hospitals. the timing has been criticised by both the health secretary and nhs bosses, who say in the middle of an election campaign no party is in a position to negotiate. my opening question to all of you is connect if keir starmer has ruled out meeting a 35% pay restoration demand byjunior doctors, with a change of government resolve anything? i doctors, with a change of government resolve anything? resolve anything? i don t know. i have no idea resolve anything? i don t know. i have no idea what resolve anything? i don t know. i have no idea what level- resolve anything? i don t know. i have no idea what level keir- resolve anything? i don t know. i- have no idea what level keir starmer would settle this dispute. we have already been clear and raised salaries forjunior doctors by 9% this year. there have been negotiations for another 3% on top of that. they are fair figures. we have settled the nurses dispute and consultants. 35%, is
ridiculous. it is interesting that rishi ridiculous. it is interesting that rishi sunak is seeking to exploit the fact rishi sunak is seeking to exploit the fact that boris johnson rishi sunak is seeking to exploit the fact that borisjohnson is on shaky the fact that borisjohnson is on shaky ground in the wake of the owen patterson shaky ground in the wake of the owen patterson scandal, in the wake of the conservative mps rebelling and not voting the conservative mps rebelling and not voting with the government today~ not voting with the government today. and yet, the issue is not rishi today. and yet, the issue is not rishi sunak, the problem is boris johnson, rishi sunak, the problem is boris johnson, and the things that won people johnson, and the things that won people over in the past about him are just people over in the past about him are just not people over in the past about him are just not working any more. you need are just not working any more. you ne