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Related: About this forumUK's Johnson puts health service off limits in potential U.S. trade deal: report
Source: Reuters
BUSINESS NEWS AUGUST 19, 2019 / 7:23 PM / UPDATED 2 HOURS AGO
UK's Johnson puts health service off limits in potential U.S. trade deal: report
(Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is putting the National Health Service (NHS) off limits in any trade deal with the United States, the Sun newspaper reported.
"The Prime Minister has asked me to underline that measures affecting the NHS, including service provision and drug pricing, cannot under any circumstances form part of an agreement with the United States," a letter from Johnson's senior staff to Trade Secretary Liz Truss's office said, according to the report. bit.ly/2ZfwdG2
The letter continued that there should be no internal discussion of the issues within the government. Johnson fears the Labour Party would use any suggestion that NHS access is up for grabs to its electoral advantage, the article said.
U.S President Donald Trump had said in June that Britains public health service should be on the table in talks about a trade deal between the two countries after Brexit but later backtracked on his comments.
Reporting by Sabahatjahan Contractor in Bengaluru; Editing by Cynthia Osterman
UK's Johnson puts health service off limits in potential U.S. trade deal: report
(Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is putting the National Health Service (NHS) off limits in any trade deal with the United States, the Sun newspaper reported.
"The Prime Minister has asked me to underline that measures affecting the NHS, including service provision and drug pricing, cannot under any circumstances form part of an agreement with the United States," a letter from Johnson's senior staff to Trade Secretary Liz Truss's office said, according to the report. bit.ly/2ZfwdG2
The letter continued that there should be no internal discussion of the issues within the government. Johnson fears the Labour Party would use any suggestion that NHS access is up for grabs to its electoral advantage, the article said.
U.S President Donald Trump had said in June that Britains public health service should be on the table in talks about a trade deal between the two countries after Brexit but later backtracked on his comments.
Reporting by Sabahatjahan Contractor in Bengaluru; Editing by Cynthia Osterman
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-usa-nhs/uks-johnson-puts-health-service-off-limits-in-potential-u-s-trade-deal-report-idUSKCN1V921N
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Eugene
Aug 2019
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asiliveandbreathe
(8,203 posts)1. I wouldn't trust this guy..BJ, seems the EU can't either..
He only cares about his power..no deal Brexit must be stopped.....this is a great read..
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/aug/19/the-guardian-view-on-preventing-no-deal-do-whatever-it-takes
From article above...
The letter continued that there should be no internal discussion of the issues within the government. Johnson fears the Labour Party would use any suggestion that NHS access is up for grabs to its electoral advantage
Don't talk about the NHS within the government..sound familiar????
Ghost Dog
(16,881 posts)2. Johnson cannot be trusted. He is without moral compass.