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Britain faces ‘TTIP on steroids’ as US trade talks begin, campaigners warn

Trade justice

Campaign group Global Justice Now has warned there are just months to stop ‘TTIP on steroids’ as the latest round of trade talks between the United States and United Kingdom governments begins in London. 

Our response to Priti Patel's resignation

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Since her appointment last year, we have repeatedly warned that Priti Patel was unfit to manage the country’s aid programme. She didn’t appear to understand the purpose of aid or even believe in her department’s mission.

Liam Fox's Trade Bill makes a mockery of democracy

Trade justice

The Trade Bill has been tabled in parliament the morning after its consultation deadline, ignoring 60,000 objections made to the lack of a clear role for MPs in scrutinising trade deals after Brexit.

Campaigners welcome NHS England call for 'more regulation' of drug pricing

Pharma

Campaign groups Global Justice Now and STOPAIDS have welcomed a statement by NHS England to the BBC’s 5 Live Investigates this morning that “further regulatory action may be needed” on drug pricing at a time when NHS funding is under severe pressure.

New Report: Drug companies in £1bn NHS rip-off

Pharma

Treatments for cancer, arthritis and multiple sclerosis (MS) are among drugs costing the cash-strapped NHS over a billion pounds a year – despite public funding playing a substantial role in the medicines’ development.

Trump visit to UK will face mass opposition, say campaigners

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Responding to reports that Donald Trump will make a 'working visit' to the UK in the New Year, Nick Dearden, director of Global Justice Now said:

“If the Trump visit is back on, so is the mass opposition to it. Theresa May may be hoping that the heat has died down, but she must prepare to be disappointed. Every day that Trump remains President, the opposition to his politics of hate and prejudice is only getting stronger. Whether the location of this ‘working visit’ is the heart of Downing Street or a golf resort in Scotland, we will be there.

Parliament to be ‘shut out’ of post-Brexit trade deals

Trade justice

The Trade Justice Movement has welcomed the government’s recognition in its trade white paper, released yesterday, of the need for trade policy to be “transparent and inclusive”. However it has criticised the government’s commitments so far as woefully inadequate, in particular the lack of any clear role for parliament in scrutinising trade deals.

Labour to demand veto on post Brexit trade deals - Global Justice Now response

Trade justice

Responding to the news from the Labour Party Conference that Labour will push for Parliament to have the deciding say on any international trade deal, Jean Blaylock, a trade campaigner with Global Justice Now said:

UK banks are to be forced into Theresa May's 'hostile environment' towards migrants

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Responding to the news that UK banks are to check 70 million bank accounts as part of Theresa May's attempts to create a 'hostile environment' towards migrants, Aisha Dodwell, a migration campaigner with Global Justice Now said:

Free movement set to dominate Labour conference debate as new migration report released

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A new report, published by influential campaign group Another Europe is Possible, has been released today. Brexit and immigration: prioritising the rights of all workers can be viewed here.

The toxic trade deal between Canada and the EU is set to come into force on Thursday

Trade justice

CETA is a corporate dominated deal, the purpose of which is to reduce regulation on business. It is likely to lead to a race to the bottom in standards on food safety, environmental regulations and workers’ rights, and it will lock in the privatisation of public services.
 

Theresa May is in Canada to cook up more toxic trade deals

Trade justice

The current trade deal between the EU and Canada is a good example of how secretive toxic trade deals are stacked in favour of corporations at the expense of consumer standards, the environment and labour rights. But a post-Brexit trade deal with Canada could end up even worse if Theresa May and the government continue their approach to making such deals with the same degree of secrecy and lack of parliamentary oversight.
 

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