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ELI5: How can Jeremy Hunt get away with imposing a new junior dr contract when something like 98% of medical professionals oppose it?

So as I'm sure people in the UK know by now, Jeremy Hunt has decided that negotiations are over and has imposed his new, extremely unpopular contract on junior doctors despite two strikes that have had the support of the majority of the general public.

Is there anything that the general public can actually do when they disagree with something the government is imposing?
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Basically, the legality of contracts are decided by the government and the laws they set. Minimum wage, for example, means that a contract can't be for less than that.

The Government simply changes the laws for contracts that affect junior doctors. Then, the hospitals can't draw up a legal contract if it doesn't adhere to those new terms.

In terms of the general public affecting a change like this, you had your chance in the 2015 election. Welcome to another 5 years of Tory rule.