HUNDREDS of people in David Cameron’s constituency have urged him to prevent parts of the NHS being sold off.

In a study of 1,000 voters in Witney by the Unite union, 82 per cent of voters opposed the inclusion of the NHS in the EU-US trade deal known as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). 

TTIP is a proposed free trade agreement between the EU and the US. 
Those in favour say the agreement would lead to economic growth. Critics say it would increase corporate power and make it more difficult for Governments to regulate markets for public benefit. 

More than 70 per cent of those questioned in Witney earlier this month said they wanted the Prime Minister to use his veto in Europe to prevent the NHS falling within the deal’s scope. 

It also revealed the quality of local NHS services was the most important issue for respondents. 

Thirty-two per cent of voters in the area polled identified local hospitals and GP services as their top priority, outstripping both immigration (12 per cent) and crime (six per cent). 

Unite general secretary Len McCluskey said: “Even in the Prime Minister’s home patch there is massive opposition to the inclusion of the NHS in this US trade deal.
“David Cameron’s constituents expect him to act and veto the NHS from TTIP.” 

A spokesman for the Department of Health said: “To be absolutely clear, TTIP cannot force the UK to privatise public services and this Government would not allow TTIP negotiations to harm the NHS.”

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