England urged to bring in minimum unit price on alcohol as deaths rise 10% a year

England urged to bring in minimum unit price on alcohol as deaths rise 10% a year

Health leaders tell government to follow Scotland and Wales on cost of cheap booze after Darzi report on death toll Ministers are facing pressure to ­introduce minimum unit pricing for alcohol after Lord Darzi’s investigation into the NHS highlighted the “alarming” death toll in England caused by cheap drink. Public health leaders are this weekend…