A planned strike by resident doctors in the UK is avoided after the British Medical Association (BMA) calls off action connected to a long-running pay dispute. The BMA had been due to march over the disagreement and support industrial action involving resident doctors. The Daily Mail reports that the BMA backs down at the last moment after James Murray proposes a new deal. The reporting frames the issue as part of wider political funding questions, alleging that additional money is found for negotiations with unions while other areas, including defence funding, are not increased in the same way. However, the sources provided do not include detailed figures, formal statements from the government beyond the claim that a new offer is made, or specific terms of the proposed agreement. Overall, the available information indicates that industrial action planned by the BMA does not proceed because an alternative proposal on pay is put forward, leading to a late change in the union’s stance.