An independent analysis of Donald Trump and the Republicans’ plan to repeal and replace Obamacare, has found it would leave many millions of people without heath insurance.

The analysis by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), which is similar to Britain’s Office for Budget Responsibility, has estimated that 14 million more people would be uninsured next year under the legislation than under under the currently arrangement – a figure anticipated to rise to 24 million by 2026.

The findings will be a blow to Mr Trump’s administration, which has insisted that its plan to replace Obamacare, formally known as the Affordable Care Act, will provide better and cheaper healthcare.

The news came on the day that Mr Trump said the Republican plan would “save the day”, despite independent analysis suggesting that millions of his supporters are set to lose out.

At a White House meeting with people affected by the Obama healthcare law, Mr Trump predicted that rates for health insurance will go “down, down, down” if Congress passes the new plan. 

Mr Trump said that prices for coverage would come down and promised that Americans will be able to pick the coverage plan and the doctor they want. “We are not going to have one-size-fits-all,” Mr Trump said.

Analysis by the Los Angeles Times, however, had suggested that lower-income, older voters in conservative, rural parts of the country – the sort of people who overwhelmingly turned out for the New York tycoon – stand to lose the most.