Steve Barclay says he is willing to offer bigger pay rise to doctors in England

Health secretary made clear he was open to further uplift on salaries but not while NHS junior doctors are planning to strike

Doctors in England could be offered a bigger pay rise after the health secretary admitted there needed to be movement on both sides" in the long-running dispute, but refused to restart talks while strikes were planned.

Steve Barclay said that although he considered demands of a 35% salary increase to be unreasonable, a larger rise would be offered if negotiations were to resume.