London mayor candidate says that he “stands with” junior doctors

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Sadiq Khan, Labour’s candidate for London mayor, has said that he “stands with” junior doctors and that he would push the government to resolve the ongoing dispute over the junior doctor contract. He told BMJ Careers that the government’s actions during the current dispute had been “appalling” and led to “unnecessary upheaval” for the health service and patients. “I stand with the junior doctors and lay the blame squarely at the door of …