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UK lawmakers summon Pfizer and AstraZeneca over takeover deal


    LONDON (Reuters) - Representatives from U.S. drugmaker Pfizer and British pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca will be called before a British parliamentary committee to discuss a potential takeover deal in the coming weeks, a committee spokesman said on Tuesday.

    The Business, Innovation and Skills committee session will take place before May 26 and is likely to be in the next week, although a firm date had not been fixed, the spokesman said.

    Last week lawmakers from the committee said they wanted to explore the impact of a potential $106 billion takeover of ASTRAZENECA (AZN.LO)by PFIZER (PFE.NY)on British interests.

    (Reporting by William James; editing by Michael Holden)