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Dozens of MPs oppose Streeting’s new power to say what NHS pays for drugs

Health secretary’s ‘power grab’ to override Nice comes amid growing concern move may be illegal and benefit big pharma

Dozens of MPs are opposing Wes Streeting’s decision to award himself power to dictate what the NHS pays for drugs amid growing concern the move may be illegal.

Thirty-one MPs have signed a House of Commons motion voicing their disapproval of the health secretary being handed the power to override the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (Nice) judgment on how much the NHS should spend on individual medicines.

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Apr 26, 2026 Wes Streeting NHS National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

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