Daily Mirror

Hard-Brexit meds scare ‘not true’ says Raab

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BREXIT Secretary Dominic Raab has dismissed concerns about medicine shortfalls under a no-deal Brexit as “hair-raising scare stories” which are “very far from the truth”.

NHS chiefs have warned hospitals face running out of drugs if the UK crashes out of the EU without a deal. But Mr Raab played down the claims and insisted the UK was still aiming to secure a Brexit deal

He added it was “responsibl­e” for Government to prepare for all possible outcomes. But NHS Providers chief Chris Hopson said in the event of a no deal or hard Brexit “public health and disease control co-ordination could suffer” – and on the first day “the entire supply chain of pharmaceut­icals could be aversely affected”.

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said: “There has to be an agreement to ensure there is a permanent supply of medicines.”

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CONCERNS Chris Hopson

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