Health groups urge Burnham to scrap UK-US drug deal, warning it could cause 229,000 excess deaths

Health organisations and doctors' groups are calling on Andy Burnham, the expected next UK Prime Minister, to scrap the UK-US trade deal on medicines signed last December. Analysis suggests the agreement could lead to 229,000 excess deaths by 2036 by prioritising pharmaceutical profits over NHS patients. The government defends the deal as protecting British drug exports from US tariffs and giving patients access to potentially life-extending treatments.