The BMA ARM (British Medical Association Annual Representative Meeting), which took place in Brighton this summer, passed a number of very important motions, including on the union’s ongoing fight for pay restoration and its support for Palestine. The keynote speech by the deputy chair of BMA Council, Emma Runswick, praised the doctors’ campaign for full pay restoration which started in 2022. Jonathan Fluxman, retired GP involved in pro-Palestinian advocacy work, said the IHRA definition is incoherent, vague and not fit for purpose. John Chisholm from Council said: ‘It is wrong to adopt the IHRA definition of anti-semitism. The government is trying to suppress political views by NHS staff.