The comments by arguably the most senior US diplomat in Europe come as the UK and US look to boost economic ties.

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The U.S. ambassador to the UK warned that Britain’s high energy prices and low NHS drug payments risk driving away investment and weakening its global economic status.

Donald Trump’s man in London reiterated the US president’s demands for the UK to pay pharmaceutical companies more money.