Oops - the NHS attack by MEP 'unpatriotic'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8200817.stm
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Health Secretary Andy Burnham has accused a Tory MEP who attacked the NHS on American TV of being "unpatriotic".

Labour has stepped up its criticism of Daniel Hannan, with John Prescott recording a YouTube message to the American people defending the NHS.

Tory leader David Cameron has insisted the NHS is his "number one priority" and dismissed Mr Hannan as "eccentric".

The MEP described Britain's health service a "60 year mistake" in a debate on Barack Obama's health reforms.

Labour and the Lib Dems have seized on the comments - made last week on Fox News - to claim that they represent the views of many in the Conservative Party.

Mr Burnham said: "What has happened within the last 48 hours is what Cameron has feared most because it lays bare the Tories' deep ambivalence towards the NHS."