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Brexit party R&D plans overlap with Labour and Conservatives

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Party wants to end ‘rip off’ by pharma companies and support free speech at universities

The Brexit party’s manifesto for the 2019 general election does not have much to say on science. But—perhaps unexpectedly—what it does say overlaps with both Labour and the Conservatives.

The Brexit Party’s Contract with the People manifesto aligns with Labour plans for health, saying the party would “support investment in medical research and development, and will stop the taxpayer being ripped off by pharmaceutical companies”.

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