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Britain / 25 January 2024
Blair and Hague push for sale of NHS records to private firms
Tony Blair (centre) and William Hague speaking at the Shaping Us National Symposium at the Design Museum in London, November 15, 2023
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24 July 2026
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24 July 2026
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TONY BLAIR and William Hague came under fire today after they pushed the sale of NHS medical records to private firms.

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