“GASLIGHTING” ministers were urged today to negotiate with consultants poised to strike later this month in a long-running row over pay and conditions.

NHS hospitals in England will be forced to operate a Christmas Day-style service when their most senior doctors stage walkouts on November 25 and 26.

Today health minister Karin Smyth urged the British Medical Association (BMA) to call the strikes off, while saying consultants will not be paid more money.

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