JEREMY HUNT’S “computer says no” attitude dragged out the junior doctors dispute for three months longer than necessary, Labour said yesterday.

The Health Secretary played the bridge builder in a statement to MPs about the deal struck between the government and doctors’ union the British Medical Association after a week of intensive talks.

But shadow health secretary Heidi Alexander said he could have reached the deal in February if he had not behaved like belligerent receptionist Carol Beer from off-the-wall TV comedy Little Britain.