A 35% pay rise for junior doctors in England is "not affordable, even over several years", the Government has said as the bitter row over pay rumbles on.The British Medical Association (BMA) has asked for the Government to "fully restore pay" with a 35% increase, but medics have said that the increase does not have to come "in one go".In a statement on Tuesday, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) appeared to rule out the request, as it urged the BMA's junior doctors' committee to "de

A 35% pay rise for junior doctors in England is "not affordable, even over several years", the Government has said as the bitter row over pay rumbles on.The British Medical Association (BMA) has asked for the Government to "fully restore pay" with a 35% increase, but medics have said that the increase does not have to come "in one go".In a statement on Tuesday, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) appeared to rule out the request, as it urged the BMA's junior doctors' committee to "demonstrate reasonable expectations and be serious about doing a deal so that negotiations can resume".NHS commentators have implored ministers and the union to get back round the table urgently to break the deadlock.