Will the NHS be ‘for sale’ after Brexit?

May refuses to rule out opening up the NHS to US drug companies as part of post-Brexit deal

A huge NHS protest descended on Downing Street on Saturday
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Theresa May has stoked fears the NHS could be opened up for exploitation by US drug firms as part of a post-Brexit trade deal, refusing to say the health service would be excluded from future talks.

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