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General election 2019: UK-US trade deal - what do the leaked documents show?
Labour says leaked government documents show that the NHS would be at risk under a post-Brexit trade deal with the US. However, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the claim was "nonsense" and the NHS would not be part of formal talks. The 451-page document, leaked from the Department for International Trade, contains a record of discussions that have taken place between UK and US officials over a possible future trade deal. Here are five things we've learned from the document. 1. Drug pricing and patents US trade negotiators had already set out that they wanted "full market access" for US drugs as part of a future ... (full story)