Wes Streeting comments on junior doctors announcing a five-day strike

Wes Streeting, Labour's Shadow Health Secretary, commenting on the news that junior doctors in England are set to stage a five-day strike from 27 June, said:

“This is confirmation that the chaos in the NHS will just continue under the Conservatives.

“Rishi Sunak refuses to negotiate with NHS junior doctors because he would rather blame them for his own failures.

“If the Conservatives are given another five years, the crisis will get worse and waiting lists will hit 10 million.

“There were no national strikes in the NHS during 13 years of the last Labour government. The next Labour government will negotiate with junior doctors to bring these strikes to an end.”