British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is putting the National Health Service (NHS...
FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives to welcome King Abdullah II of Jordan outside 10 Downing Street in London, Britain August 7, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville
- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is putting the National Health Service 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.The letter continued that there should be no internal discussion of the issues within the government.
U.S President Donald Trump had said in June that Britain’s 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.
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