Boris Johnson U-turns as he scraps NHS fee for foreign health workers after being 'personal beneficiary of carers from abroad'

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PM defends NHS surcharge for foreign staff before U-turnBoris Johnson has pledged to scrap the fee for foreign health and social care workers to access the NHS"as soon as possible".

The move is a swift U-turn from Wednesday, when the prime minister defended the policy, saying it was"the right way forward" to boost NHS funds. A Downing Street spokesperson said Mr Johnson changed his mind because"he had been a personal beneficiary of carers from abroad" when he was treated in intensive care for

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