Britain’s largest union is concerned trade deal would make privatisation of parts of the NHS irreversible
Britain’s largest trade union claims government officials were reluctant to assign protections for the NHS into a controversial transatlantic trade deal because the European commission would deem it incompatible with its negotiating strategy.
Unite,which has been campaigning with others against what it regards as serious threats to the NHS from the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) deal between Europe and the US, is now calling on Brussels to state that the UK’s health service would be exempt from the potential impact of the deal.
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Source: theguardian.com