Prime Minister Keir Starmer has issued an ultimatum to resident doctors, giving them 48 hours to cancel their planned six-day strike or lose 1,000 new NHS training positions. The warning comes as healthcare tensions peak, with the PM making clear that government training opportunities are conditional on stopping industrial action.

The threat is significant as the walkout begins next week, which would strain the already overstretched health system. NHS officials warn that losing these training positions would have far-reaching consequences for the future medical workforce, while the British Medical Association has yet to respond to the Prime Minister's ultimatum that puts future medical staffing at risk.