Nick Clegg attempts to calm NHS worries over EU-US trade deal Deputy PM tells debate the TTIP agreement would not be endorsed without assuring sovereign right to run public services
Nick Clegg has moved to calm campaigners worried about the proposed EU-US trade deal – the transatlantic trade and investment partnership (TTIP) – saying the government would secure written guarantees that it would not threaten the NHS.
The deputy prime minister said he would ensure the UK maintains its sovereign right to run the NHS, amid fears the deal could allow private US health corporations the ability to mount legal challenges over the right to bid for contracts. Continue reading... The Guardian
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