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229,000 excess deaths: the cost of US-UK trade deal? - The Latest

The Guardian Health Thursday 02 July 2026, 16:53 UTC By Presented by Lucy Hough with Aditya Chakrabortty ; produced by Leonore Schick, Sam Gruet and Hana Williams; senior producer Ryan Ramgobin 1 min read
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The NHS will divert billions of pounds from essential services to pay for new medicines, under the terms of the US-UK trade deal agreed in December, which could lead to more than 200,000 excess deaths, analysis has found. Ministers have defended the deal as a way of helping British drug exports avoid US tariffs and giving patients access to vital medication, but critics accuse the Labour party of caving into pressure from Donald Trump. Lucy Hough speaks to columnist Aditya Chakrabortty...

The NHS will divert billions of pounds from essential services to pay for new medicines, under the terms of the US-UK trade deal agreed in December, which could lead to more than 200,000 excess deaths, analysis has found.

Ministers have defended the deal as a way of helping British drug exports avoid US tariffs and giving patients access to vital medication, but critics accuse the Labour party of caving into pressure from Donald Trump.

Lucy Hough speaks to columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

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