Claim: The British Medical Association is asking for a 26% pay rise for junior doctors.
Fact-check: Newspapers and health minister understate junior doctors' pay demand - Full Fact
Verdict: this is not correct. the bma claims that junior doctors' pay has fallen 26% since 2008/9, and asked the government to restore it to this level. this would amount to a rise of about 35%.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Leo Benedictus
Date published: 2023-02-24T00:00:00