Pressure grows on ministers to end secrecy around UK-US zero tariff drug deal

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...