Junior doctors in England are to stage a five-day strike from 27th June – a week before election day. The British Medical Association are asking for a 35% pay rise. Unhelpful timing for Keir Starmer, particularly when he’s spending today focusing on the NHS backlog. Will he publicly ban Labour candidates from standing on the picket line?
Sarah Pochin at Reform Scotland’s manifesto launch event: “I really wanted to come on in a Reform tartan burka, but apparently I wasn’t allowed… One day let’s do one of these events not live-streamed. We’ll do all the naughty stuff…”