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Fears of an American takeover of the NHS are an urban myth “on a par with alligators in sewers”, Liam Fox has said as he revealed that US trade talks will begin within days.
Informal discussions will begin in Washington in the next week and Fox, the international trade secretary, hopes to lead a ministerial-level delegation as soon as his counterparts in the Trump administration are confirmed.
The government was forced to rule out opening up the NHS to competition from US healthcare providers, amid growing concern that pressure to reduce “non-tariff barriers” could jeopardise British regulatory autonomy in the health sector.
“It’s not been part of our approach to go into these agreements and sacrifice the right for government to regulate public services,” Fox said when asked about the perceived threat during a Commons select committee hearing on Wednesday.
https://www.theguardian.com/politic...es-nhs-takeover-fears-as-us-trade-talks-begin
Let's not forget who this man Liam Fox is:
http://www.newstatesman.com/politic...world-liam-fox-s-career-would-have-ended-2011
Informal discussions will begin in Washington in the next week and Fox, the international trade secretary, hopes to lead a ministerial-level delegation as soon as his counterparts in the Trump administration are confirmed.
The government was forced to rule out opening up the NHS to competition from US healthcare providers, amid growing concern that pressure to reduce “non-tariff barriers” could jeopardise British regulatory autonomy in the health sector.
“It’s not been part of our approach to go into these agreements and sacrifice the right for government to regulate public services,” Fox said when asked about the perceived threat during a Commons select committee hearing on Wednesday.
https://www.theguardian.com/politic...es-nhs-takeover-fears-as-us-trade-talks-begin
Let's not forget who this man Liam Fox is:
http://www.newstatesman.com/politic...world-liam-fox-s-career-would-have-ended-2011
