Pressure grows on ministers to end secrecy over UK medicines deal with Trump
Critics say government concealing true cost of deal ‘despite being forced to admit 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...
<p>Critics say government concealing true cost of deal ‘despite being forced to admit financial burden will grow year on year’</p><p>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”.</p><p>MPs from Labour and several opposition parties want the government to publish its <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/landmark-uk-us-pharmaceuticals-deal-to-safeguard-medicines-access-and-drive-vital-investmentfor-uk-patients-and-businesses">impact assessment</a> of the agreement it reached last month with Donald Trump’s administration.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jan/27/pressure-grows-on-ministers-to-end-secrecy-around-uk-us-zero-tariff-drug-deal">Continue reading...</a>
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