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Prime Minister Boris Johnson (left) meets US President Donald Trump, last September
ALMOST 70,000 people are urging the government to keep corporate courts out of a post-Brexit trade deal with the United States ahead of talks due to start later this month.
A petition with 69,804 signatures was handed into the Department for International Trade today by campaign groups Global Justice Now and War on Want.
Leaked papers from preliminary trade talks last year indicate that US President Donald Trump is refusing to rule out the inclusion of investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) in any deal, according to the groups.
CLAUDIA WEBBE says the US is tightening the noose to destroy Cuban socialism — the need for immediate, international solidarity is urgent
As the dollar falters and US power turns predatory, Britain and Europe must abandon transatlantic illusions and build a collectivist alternative before the system implodes, writes ALAN SIMPSON
Politicians who continue to welcome contracts with US companies without considering the risks and consequences of total dependency in the years to come are undermining the raison d’etre of the NHS, argues Dr JOHN PUNTIS
