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• NHS leader warns politicians not to ‘weaponise’ the health service

  Another major issue is the possibility that the NHS would be paying a significant amount more than usual for its annual drugs spending if a UK-US trade deal is agreed ... deal with the US will have to pay higher prices for American drugs.

• Trump backtracks on ‘NHS on the table’ comments

  Echoes mixed message at home about healthcare. After creating a furore yesterday by suggesting that everything would be on the table in a post-Brexit US-UK trade deal – including access ... deal. He replied: “I think everything with a trade deal is

• Hancock says “NHS not for sale” in post-Brexit US trade talks

  Tensions rise as President Trump arrives for state visit. Freer access to the NHS will be part of any post-Brexit US-UK trade deal, according to US Ambassador Woody Johnson. ... Shadow Health Secretary Jonathan Ashworth also expressed his concern at the

• May’s Brexit plan cautiously welcomed by biopharma sector

  differ, while Trump has suggested any such ‘soft Brexit’ approach stands in the way of a much-hoped-for UK-US trade deal – supposed to be the cornerstone of talks between ... They welcome the proposal to adhere to a common rulebook for manufactured