Trump left with nowhere to turn as latest health bill fails

Donald Trump has suffered arguably his biggest setback as US President yet, with a humiliating defeat in his attempts to repeal Obamacare.

Breaking up his predecessor Barack Obama’s signature healthcare policy, offically called the Affordable Care Act (ACA), was a key campaign pledge for Mr Trump, and it looked like it was soon to happen when the House of Representatives voted to repeal and replace it in May, albeit following amendments.

But at that point Reuters warned that Mr Trump’s victory could prove short-lived as the healthcare legislation headed into a likely tough battle in the Senate, and so it has proved, with successive defeats in attempts to quash Obamacare, which the Republicans argue stretches government intervention too far and has driven some insurance premiums up.