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Contenders in the race for the Tory leadership have distanced themselves from Donald Trump’s call for the NHS to be covered by a new UK-US trade deal after Brexit.
The US president said “everything” – including the health service – will be “on the table” in negotiations.
But a slew of Tory leadership candidates condemned the comments on Tuesday.
Current health secretary Matt Hancock stressed “the NHS isn’t on the table” and “never will be” under him.
Dominic Raab said the NHS “is not for sale” and would not be if he was in Number 10.
Sam Gyimah also hit back at Mr Trump’s suggestion, saying the NHS “should not be used as a bargaining chip” in the talks.
And international development secretary Rory Stewart said he would not be “offering up” the NHS in any trade deal.
Negotiations on a future trade deal after Brexit will be carried out under Theresa May’s successor and the US will be keen for all areas of the British economy to be covered.
At a joint press conference with the Prime Minister on the second day of his UK state visit, Mr Trump had said: “When you’re dealing in trade everything is on the table so NHS or anything else, a lot more than that, but everything will be on the table, absolutely.”
But Mrs May said “the point in making trade deals is of course that both sides negotiate and come to an agreement about what should or should not be in that trade deal for the future”.
Donald Trump’s 2019 UK state visit protests – In pictures
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Anti-Trump demonstrators inflate a giant balloon depicting US President Donald Trump as an orange baby in Parliament Square
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A pro-U.S. President Donald Trump supporter catches a milkshake and throws it back during a protest against Trump in London,
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People march down Whitehall during an anti-Trump protest against US President Donald J. Trump State visit to the UK at Trafalgar Square in London, Britain, 04 June 2019. US President Trump and First Lady Trump are on a three-day official visit to Britain
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Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn speaks during a rally against U.S. President Donald Trump
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Picture show protesters making their presence known at Trafalgar Square as they protest against the UK visit by the US President Donald Trump in London
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A pro-U.S. President Donald Trump supporter catches a milkshake and throws it back during a protest against Trump in London,
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Donald Trump supporters argue with people that gathered in central London to demonstrate against the state visit of President Donald Trump
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Demonstrators take part in an anti-Trump protest in London
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People march down Whitehall during an anti-Trump protest against US President Donald J. Trump State visit to the UK at Trafalgar Square in London
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“Baby Trump” balloons float over demonstrators as they take part in a protest against U.S. President Donald Trump,
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Demonstrators take part in an anti-Trump protest in London
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People hand out Donald Trump toilet paper in central London as people start to gather to demonstrate against the state visit of President Donald Trump
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Demonstrators gather in Trafalgar Square, London on the second day of the state visit to the UK by US President Donald Trump
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The ‘Trump Baby’ blimp is inflated in Parliament Square in central London as people start to gather to demonstrate against the state visit of President Donald Trump
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Demonstrators take part in an anti-Trump protest in London
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Anti-Trump protesters with a Trump baby blimp flying over Parliament Square gather for a protest against US President Donald J. Trump State visit to the UK
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A Donald Trump look-a-like takes part in an anti-Trump protest in London with Alison Jackson
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Demonstrators take part in an anti-Trump protest in London
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Protestors gather in Trafalgar Square, London on the second day of the state visit to the UK by US President Donald Trump.
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People gather next to a statue of U.S. President Donald Trump during a protest in Trafalgar Square
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A woman holds up a banner standing next to the ‘Trump Baby’ blimp as people gather to demonstrate against the state visit of President Donald Trump in Parliament Square
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Trump Babysitters inflate a large Trump Baby Blimp in Parliament Square outside Westminster
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A woman holds a placard as the ‘Trump Baby’ blimp is inflated in Parliament Square
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Demonstrators gather in Trafalgar Square, London on the second day of the state visit to the UK by US President Donald Trump
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Security officers are seen during an anti-Trump protest in London
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Demonstrators take part in an anti-Trump protest in London
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Man in a mask stands in a cage as people start to gather to demonstrate against the state visit of President Donald Trump in Parliament Square
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Anti-Trump demonstrators inflate a giant balloon depicting US President Donald Trump as an orange baby in Parliament Square in Londo
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A member of the Baby Trump Balloon team ties up balloons in Parliament Square, London on the second day of the state visit to the UK by US President Donald Trum
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A dog is seen during an anti-Trump protest in London
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Demonstrators take part in an anti-Trump protest in London
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Anti-Trump demonstrators inflate a giant balloon depicting US President Donald Trump as an orange baby in Parliament Square in Londo
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A demonstrator holds up a sign as he takes part in an anti-Trump protest in London
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Anti-Trump demonstrators inflate a giant balloon depicting US President Donald Trump as an orange baby in Parliament Square in Londo
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A convoy transporting U.S. President Donald Trump is seen in front of Buckingham Palace, as it travels to St James’s Palace
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Police patrol Downing Street
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People hand out Donald Trump toilet paper in central London as people start to gather to demonstrate against the state visit of President Donald Trump
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A demonstrator poses for a cameraman, as he participates a protest in Londo
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Trump protestors dress as Boris Johnson in Parliament Square outside Westminster
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Demonstrators wear U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May masks, as they take part in an anti-Trump protest in London
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A demonstrator hangs up a poster as he takes part in an anti-Trump protest in London,
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Demonstrators take part in a protest against U.S. President Donald Trump, in London
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A banner is seen in front of the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square
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A shopping trolley full of Donald Trump toilet paper
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A pro-Trump activist poses with the flag of Israel in front of the Donald Trump robot in Trafalgar Square, London on the second day of the state visit to the UK by US President Donald Trump
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A protester takes part in an anti-Trump protest in London
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The Donald Trump ‘baby’ blimp is inflated
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Demonstrators take part in an anti-Trump protest in London
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A protest sculpture depicting US President Donald Trump on a toilet using a smartphone as protesters against the US president’s State Visit gather in Trafalgar Square
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A member of the Baby Trump Balloon team sets up the Donald Trump baby balloon in Parliament Square, London on the second day of the state visit to the UK by US President Donald Trump
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Anti-Trump demonstrators inflate a giant balloon depicting US President Donald Trump as an orange baby in Parliament Square
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Members of the Baby Trump Balloon team set up the balloon in Parliament Square, London on the second day of the state visit to the UK by US President Donald Trump
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Commuters and tourists take selfies with a 16ft talking robot of US President Donald Trump sitting on a gold toilet in Trafalgar Square
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Security officers stand guard, as they wait for U.S. President Donald Trump during his state visit in London
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A protester holds a protest placard regarding the conflict in Syria in front of the statue of Winston Churchill outside the Houses of Parliament where demonstrators are gathering for an anti-Trump demonstration in London
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A member of the Baby Trump Balloon team waits for it to be inflated in Parliament Square
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A protestor in Parliament Square on the second day of the state visit by the US President
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A 16ft talking robot of US President Donald Trump sitting on a gold toilet in Trafalgar Square
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A supporter of Donald Trump argues with police outside Buckingham Palace
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The giant message for Trump was mowed into a lawn under the flight path of Air Force One
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Trump’s helicopter lands at Buckingham Palace
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The student also wrote “climate change is real” in the lawn
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Anti-Trump demonstrators inflate a giant balloon depicting US President Donald Trump as an orange baby in Parliament Square
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A pro-U.S. President Donald Trump supporter catches a milkshake and throws it back during a protest against Trump in London,
Reuters
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People march down Whitehall during an anti-Trump protest against US President Donald J. Trump State visit to the UK at Trafalgar Square in London, Britain, 04 June 2019. US President Trump and First Lady Trump are on a three-day official visit to Britain
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Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn speaks during a rally against U.S. President Donald Trump
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Picture show protesters making their presence known at Trafalgar Square as they protest against the UK visit by the US President Donald Trump in London
SplashNews.com
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A pro-U.S. President Donald Trump supporter catches a milkshake and throws it back during a protest against Trump in London,
Reuters
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Donald Trump supporters argue with people that gathered in central London to demonstrate against the state visit of President Donald Trump
AP
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Demonstrators take part in an anti-Trump protest in London
Alex Lentati
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People march down Whitehall during an anti-Trump protest against US President Donald J. Trump State visit to the UK at Trafalgar Square in London
EPA
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“Baby Trump” balloons float over demonstrators as they take part in a protest against U.S. President Donald Trump,
Reuters
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Demonstrators take part in an anti-Trump protest in London
Alex Lentati
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People hand out Donald Trump toilet paper in central London as people start to gather to demonstrate against the state visit of President Donald Trump
AP
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Demonstrators gather in Trafalgar Square, London on the second day of the state visit to the UK by US President Donald Trump
PA
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The ‘Trump Baby’ blimp is inflated in Parliament Square in central London as people start to gather to demonstrate against the state visit of President Donald Trump
AP
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Demonstrators take part in an anti-Trump protest in London
Alex Lentati
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Anti-Trump protesters with a Trump baby blimp flying over Parliament Square gather for a protest against US President Donald J. Trump State visit to the UK
EPA
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A Donald Trump look-a-like takes part in an anti-Trump protest in London with Alison Jackson
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Demonstrators take part in an anti-Trump protest in London
Alex Lentati
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Protestors gather in Trafalgar Square, London on the second day of the state visit to the UK by US President Donald Trump.
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People gather next to a statue of U.S. President Donald Trump during a protest in Trafalgar Square
Reuters
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A woman holds up a banner standing next to the ‘Trump Baby’ blimp as people gather to demonstrate against the state visit of President Donald Trump in Parliament Square
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Trump Babysitters inflate a large Trump Baby Blimp in Parliament Square outside Westminster
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A woman holds a placard as the ‘Trump Baby’ blimp is inflated in Parliament Square
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Demonstrators gather in Trafalgar Square, London on the second day of the state visit to the UK by US President Donald Trump
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Security officers are seen during an anti-Trump protest in London
Reuters
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Demonstrators take part in an anti-Trump protest in London
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Man in a mask stands in a cage as people start to gather to demonstrate against the state visit of President Donald Trump in Parliament Square
AP
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Anti-Trump demonstrators inflate a giant balloon depicting US President Donald Trump as an orange baby in Parliament Square in Londo
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A member of the Baby Trump Balloon team ties up balloons in Parliament Square, London on the second day of the state visit to the UK by US President Donald Trum
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A dog is seen during an anti-Trump protest in London
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Demonstrators take part in an anti-Trump protest in London
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Anti-Trump demonstrators inflate a giant balloon depicting US President Donald Trump as an orange baby in Parliament Square in Londo
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A demonstrator holds up a sign as he takes part in an anti-Trump protest in London
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Anti-Trump demonstrators inflate a giant balloon depicting US President Donald Trump as an orange baby in Parliament Square in Londo
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A convoy transporting U.S. President Donald Trump is seen in front of Buckingham Palace, as it travels to St James’s Palace
Reuters
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Police patrol Downing Street
Jeremy Selwyn
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People hand out Donald Trump toilet paper in central London as people start to gather to demonstrate against the state visit of President Donald Trump
AP
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A demonstrator poses for a cameraman, as he participates a protest in Londo
Reuters
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Trump protestors dress as Boris Johnson in Parliament Square outside Westminster
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Demonstrators wear U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May masks, as they take part in an anti-Trump protest in London
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A demonstrator hangs up a poster as he takes part in an anti-Trump protest in London,
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Demonstrators take part in a protest against U.S. President Donald Trump, in London
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A banner is seen in front of the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square
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A shopping trolley full of Donald Trump toilet paper
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A pro-Trump activist poses with the flag of Israel in front of the Donald Trump robot in Trafalgar Square, London on the second day of the state visit to the UK by US President Donald Trump
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A protester takes part in an anti-Trump protest in London
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The Donald Trump ‘baby’ blimp is inflated
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Demonstrators take part in an anti-Trump protest in London
Reuters
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A protest sculpture depicting US President Donald Trump on a toilet using a smartphone as protesters against the US president’s State Visit gather in Trafalgar Square
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A member of the Baby Trump Balloon team sets up the Donald Trump baby balloon in Parliament Square, London on the second day of the state visit to the UK by US President Donald Trump
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Anti-Trump demonstrators inflate a giant balloon depicting US President Donald Trump as an orange baby in Parliament Square
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Members of the Baby Trump Balloon team set up the balloon in Parliament Square, London on the second day of the state visit to the UK by US President Donald Trump
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Commuters and tourists take selfies with a 16ft talking robot of US President Donald Trump sitting on a gold toilet in Trafalgar Square
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Security officers stand guard, as they wait for U.S. President Donald Trump during his state visit in London
Reuters
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A protester holds a protest placard regarding the conflict in Syria in front of the statue of Winston Churchill outside the Houses of Parliament where demonstrators are gathering for an anti-Trump demonstration in London
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A member of the Baby Trump Balloon team waits for it to be inflated in Parliament Square
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A protestor in Parliament Square on the second day of the state visit by the US President
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A 16ft talking robot of US President Donald Trump sitting on a gold toilet in Trafalgar Square
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A supporter of Donald Trump argues with police outside Buckingham Palace
Reuters
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The giant message for Trump was mowed into a lawn under the flight path of Air Force One
@born_eco
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Trump’s helicopter lands at Buckingham Palace
Reuters
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The student also wrote “climate change is real” in the lawn
@born_eco
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, meanwhile, claimed “Tory leadership contenders” and Nigel Farage were “lining up” a US trade agreement as part of their plans for a no-deal Brexit.
“They all need to understand: our NHS is not for sale,” he said.
And British Medical Association council chairman Dr Chaand Nagpaul said: “We have an unequivocal message for the next Conservative leader and future Prime Minister: profit should never take priority over the protection of the health service and the healthcare of citizens.”
Addtional reporting by Press Association.