New Delhi, April 7 -- Resident doctors in England began a six-day strike on Tuesday (local time) after rejecting the UK government's pay offer. The British Medical Association (BMA) said the proposal did not adequately address years of declining real wages or ongoing staffing shortages, Reuters reported.

The strike, which is taking place over the Easter holiday period, will continue until the morning of 13 April after a 48-hour ultimatum from Prime Minister Keir Starmer expired without a deal.

As the ultimatum expired, the government has now withdrawn a pledge to fund 1,000 additional speciality training posts, which it had previously promised, saying it was contingent on the deal being accepted.

Wes Streeting, the country's health min...