CAMPAIGNERS handed Andy Burnham a “red card” today, demanding he immediately rip up a pharma deal with the US when he takes office.The deal would divert £45 billion from the NHS’s patient care budget toward higher pharmaceutical costs, leading to 229,000 excess deaths in England, new research from the British Medical Journal (BMJ) revealed.We Own It, Global Justice Now and Just Treatment urged Mr Burnham to give Parliament a say over any deal on pharmaceuticals following the revelations.

CAMPAIGNERS handed Andy Burnham a “red card” today, demanding he immediately rip up a pharma deal with the US when he takes office.

The deal would divert £45 billion from the NHS’s patient care budget toward higher pharmaceutical costs, leading to 229,000 excess deaths in England, new research from the British Medical Journal (BMJ) revealed.

We Own It, Global Justice Now and Just Treatment urged Mr Burnham to give Parliament a say over any deal on pharmaceuticals following the revelations.

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