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BMA junior doctors' committee co-chairs Robert Laurenson and Vivek Trivedi said in a statement:

We have made every effort to work with the government in finding a fair solution to this dispute whilst trying to avoid strike action.

Even yesterday, we were willing to delay further strike action in exchange for a short extension of our current strike mandate.

In a show of goodwill, the BMA provided the Health Secretary with an option to delay further strike action.

She was asked to extend the current strike mandate for a short period - and thus allow talks to continue with the aim to achieve a resolution for this year's dispute.