The deal on medicine imports will cost the NHS billions and take funding away from doctors, nurses, cancer scans and the rest, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

The deal on medicine imports will cost the NHS billions and take funding away from doctors, nurses, cancer scans and the rest, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

The U.S. data company is taking fresh flak in the U.K. — as the country’s reliance on U.S. tech firms shoots up the political agenda.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Public Citizen, Health GAP, and 99 expert organizations from around the world are calling for an approach…

Trying to placate Trump has its own cost: Economists warn the National Health Service will have to absorb billions in extra spending as Britain slides toward U.S.-style pricing.

Politico first reported on this story (13th Feb) Groups seek documents to establish whether Mandelson’s involvement in US tech negotiations served the national interest Organisations and experts – inc...

Department of health, not Treasury, will foot the bill – with costs forecast to reach £9bn

Critics say government is concealing ‘true cost’ of deal, ‘despite being forced to admit the financial burden will grow year on year’ Ministers are under growing pressure to end the “secrecy” around the UK’s deal with the US over the cost of medicines, which critics claim is “a Trump shakedown of the NHS”. MPs from Labour and several opposition parties want the government to publish its impact assessment of the agreement it reached last month with Donald Trump’s administration. Continue reading...

Critics say government hiding true cost of agreement ‘despite being forced to admit financial burden will grow year on year’

Campaigners hail U-turn during legal challenge over proposed centre an ‘embarrassing climbdown’

It’s little wonder that Trump believes that he can get whatever he wants by throwing his toys out of the pram and threatening tariffs again, writes Anita Bhadani

The government has shown astonishing double standards by giving in quickly to big pharma’s demands, writes Tim Bierley

The government has shown astonishing double standards by giving in quickly to big pharma’s demands, writes Tim Bierley

As long as arms flows and military support continue, the UK remains an active partner in Israel’s genocide, writes Tim Bierley