EXCLUSIVE * Junior doctors have struck an improved pay deal with ministers in a breakthrough that could see their earnings increase by 20 per cent over two years * BMA's junior doctors committee has recommended an offer which would see a backdated pay rise of 4.05% for 2023-24, on top of an existing increase of between 8.8 per cent and 10.3% * They will be given a further pay rise of 6 per cent for 2024-25, which will be topped up by an extra £1,000. This is equivalent to a pay rise of between 7% and 9% * The overall package represents a pay rise of around 20%, with the lowest-paid junior doctors getting the biggest rise in their earnings * BMA's committee has agreed to put the offer to its members, and if accepted it would spell an end to industrial action. But there is no guarantee they will accept it thetimes.com/uk/politics/art…