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Well, exactly. And that is why as a party we have made it clear that if we get into government, we will ban doctors from striking, just as we do with the police, with the army, with our prison service, because they're critical services
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and that's why we would introduce that ban. But I'm afraid that things probably are going to get worse
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You're right, they will ask for a mandate because things will get worse because the government are bringing in the Employment Rights Bill
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which actually reduces the thresholds that unions need to ballot their members for strikes
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and they get rid of the minimum service levels that mean that you don't get the proper service levels within our hospitals
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So I'm fearful that things will get worse. but that's why we say very clearly, very strongly
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we've got to have a backbone, we've got to show leadership and we should ban doctors from striking
