Half of Brits think PM is lying about protecting NHS

A new survey has revealed that nearly half of the British public think Prime Minister Boris Johnson is lying about protecting the NHS in a trade deal with the US.

A Survation poll of 2,000 people has found that more than 70 per cent believe the NHS should be safeguarded. Johnson has repeatedly claimed that the health service will be ‘off the table’ during post-Brexit negotiations with the US, but 45 per cent of respondents said that the statement ‘Boris Johnson is not telling the truth’ was closest to their view.

In fact, only 30 per cent agreed that the leader of the Conservative Party is telling the truth, while 25 per cent said did not know.

Additionally, 35 per cent said they were ‘very concerned’ about the impact a future trade deal with America could have on the NHS. Only 14 per cent of people said they were ‘not at all concerned’ and 16 per cent said the option of carving up parts of the NHS and allowing foreign control should be an option in any trade deals completed when Britain leaves the European Union.

Ellen Lees, campaigns officer for We Own It, the pro-nationalisation group that commissioned the research, said: “This poll shows clearly that the public understand just how big of a threat a US trade deal is to our NHS. And it shows that they’re firmly against the idea that our NHS could be sold off bit by bit to Donald Trump and American private healthcare giants.”