As thousands of junior doctors join picket lines nationwide for unprecedented strike action, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt believes history will judge him on his ability to deliver a seven-day health service.
Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, Mr Hunt said: “Health secretaries are never popular. But what history judges is, did you take the tough and difficult decisions that enable the NHS to deliver high-quality care for patients? For me, that’s what it’s about.”
Junior doctors picketing outside Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel had little sympathy for what Mr Hunt perceives as a difficult job.
Watch the video above to see what they had to say.
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