Trump drug deal to leave NHS with £3bn bill

By Zoe Tidman and Jack Serle2025-12-01T16:23:00

The NHS will have to absorb extra costs of about £3bn a year after the government has decided to pay more for new medicines, a step partly inspired by US president Donald Trump’s threat of tariffs.

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