HUNDREDS of staff at the British Medical Association (BMA) will stage a two-day strike in a row over pay, GMB union announced today.

The union’s members voted 96 per cent in favour of strikes on an 80 per cent turnout after suffering pay erosion of nearly 17 per cent since 2012, the union said.

GMB senior organiser Gavin Davies said: “Staff are angry and disappointed that the pay deal offered doesn’t match inflation and doesn’t begin to address the real terms pay cut they’ve experienced.”

The BMA said that its pay offer “puts the association at the very limit of keeping that recovery on track to give the BMA a sound financial footing for the future,” adding: “We remain committed and open to an ongoing dialogue with our GMB colleagues and hope we can still settle the dispute without any strike action taking place.”

The strike will run from March 27-28.