AMERICA does not intend to buy the NHS in a post-Brexit trade deal, the US ambassador to the UK insisted yesterday.
And Woody Johnson urged Britain to work"day and night" to secure a trade deal with the US in order to"strengthen your hand" in negotiations with the EU. In the run-up to last month's general election, Labour repeatedly told voters the NHS would be a key part of trade negotiations under a Tory government. The claims were repeatedly denied by Boris Johnson, who put the NHS at the heart of his election campaign.
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