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SNP launches election campaign with NHS Protection Bill

Nicola Sturgeon launched the SNPs general election campaign with a vow to introduce a bill blocking any UK government from using the NHS as a “bargaining chip” in trade talks.  

If passed, the bill would provide the devolved parliaments of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland with the power to veto any subsequent trade deals.  

The NHS Protection Bill would block any UK government from using the NHS as a “bargaining chip” in trade talks. Meanwhile, the UK government has insisted the NHS is “not on the table” for trade talks 

Full story on BBC News, 8 November 2019

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