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Here's how we need to protect our NHS from any future US/UK trade deal

Boris Johnson is promising new legislation to 'help the NHS'. But the danger is it will just gift wrap it for US corporations. Campaigners are uniting to say #HandsOffOurNHS and to call on MPs to really protect it.

By OurNHS, We Own It Own It and Keep Our NHS Public

Here's how we need to protect our NHS from any future US/UK trade deal — Peter Byrne/PA Images

Published: August 30, 2019, 8:17 am

The NHS is a national treasure

The National Health Service is one of the UK’s greatest achievements. For over 70 years it has provided a cost effective, comprehensive, universal health service, free at the point of need. The public cares about this a great deal:

YouGov polling shows people think the NHS is the second most important issue facing the country right now (the first most important is Brexit).
84% of the public support a publicly owned NHS.
700,000 people have so far signed the change.org Keep Our NHS Public petition against the NHS being included in a US trade deal.

Words are not enough to protect our NHS

Boris Johnson has repeatedly said the NHS won’t be on the table when it comes to a US trade deal. Liz Truss, Matt Hancock, Dominic Raab, Jeremy Hunt and Donald Trump himself have all said the same.

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