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NHS trade deal: Corbyn reveals unredacted documents
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has revealed unredacted documents about secret US-UK trade talks putting the NHS on the table in any trade negotiations.
Speaking at the press conference, Corbyn dramatically showcased a huge sheaf of leaked papers that he claimed proved that Boris Johnson’s claim that there were ‘no circumstances whatsoever’ in which a Conservative government would put the NHS on the table in any trade negotiations as false.
The 451 pages of unredacted documents and information showcase that ‘under Boris Johnson the NHS is on the table and will be up for sale’. According to Corbyn, the reports cover six rounds of talks running from July 2017 until just a few months ago, with meetings having taken place in both Washington DC and London.
Amongst the findings that the opposition leader declared were finished initial discussions on lengthening patents for medicines, emphasising that big US corporations want to force up the price our NHS pays for drugs. He highlighted the drug Humira for Crohn’s disease and rheumatoid arthritis as examples. The drugs costs our NHS £1,409 a packet. In the US, the same packet costs £8,115.
Corbyn highlights this as a ‘green light for breaking open Britain’s public services so corporations can profit’. The papers also show a US desire for a No Deal Brexit to facilitate a deal.
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