THE Oxford West and Abingdon MP, has commended campaigners after NHS England and drugs company Vertex agreed to get back around the negotiating table to discuss making new cystic fibrosis drug Orkambi available to patients.

Negotiations stalled in July, however, with help from families and campaigners, MPs from across political parties intervened to restart negotiations.

The drug was approved by the European Medicines Agency in 2015.

Ms Moran said: “It is absolutely vital that we get this life-changing drug to the people who need it."

She added: "Thanks to the tireless campaigning efforts of people with cystic fibrosis and their families in Oxfordshire and across the country, MPs acting on their behalf have managed to get everyone back around the table.

“I hope that these two institutions will now work to thrash out a deal that unlocks access to Orkambi and the next generation of CF drugs for sufferers as quickly as possible.

"If the NHS and Vertex can’t agree, MPs of all parties and from all parts of the country stand ready to demand better.”