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US suggests access to NHS in post-Brexit deal
The US ambassador Woody Johnson has angered politicians by saying that the United States will want business access to the NHS in any post-Brexit trade deal.
Speaking before President Donald Trump began his state visit to the UK, Johnson told the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show that every area of the UK economy would be up for discussion when the two sides brokered a trade deal, confirming that healthcare would form part of that discussion.
Both the Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats have highlighted warnings over the comments, with Lib Dem leadership hopeful Ed Davey stressing that the NHS would be ‘up for sale under the Conservatives’.
Jonathan Ashworth, Labour’s Shadow Health Secretary, said: “The ambassador’s comments are terrifying, and show that a real consequence of a no deal Brexit, followed by a trade deal with Trump, will be our NHS up for sale. This absolutely should not be on the table. Nigel Farage and the Tories want to rip apart our publicly funded and provided NHS. Labour will always defend it.”
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