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NHS Bill 'like poll tax'

Ed Miliband today warned that the NHS would be the equivalent of the poll tax for David Cameron as the two leaders clashed over the health reforms at a lively Prime Minister's Questions.

The Labour leader attacked the Prime Minister for this week’s summit with healthcare professionals, which he said "excluded the vast majority of people who work on the NHS". He added: "This will become his poll tax."

He was later joined by former Labour Health Secretary Alan Milburn, who said the Government was "drowning" in "badly misjudged" reforms, saying ministers' failure to gain public trust on the NHS meant they "have forfeited any claim to be the party of NHS reform". He also warned that Labour must articulate its own policy on the NHS.

But Mr Cameron carried out a strong counter-attack on Mr Miliband, producing a briefing paper which showed Andy Burnham had blocked the publication of a "Risk Register" on the impact of NHS reform when he was in government. Mr Burnham is this afternoon leading a debate calling for ministers to publish their own Risk Register on the Health and Social Care Bill.

Reading from the briefing paper, Mr Cameron said: "It goes like this "Andy Burnham blocked the publication of the risk register in 2009".

He then accused Labour of being "a bunch of rank opportunists, not fit to run opposition, not fit to run a Government".

In the debate this afternoon on the register, the Shadow Health Secretary accused the Government of a “conspiracy of silence” for refusing to publish the risk register on the Health and Social Care Bill. The Health Secretary Andrew Lansley hit back, arguing disclosing the contents of the register would “distort rather than enhance” the debate on the NHS reforms.

Earlier today it emerged that Nick Clegg is prepared to demand further concessions over Government plans to increase competition in the NHS as he tries to prevent a Liberal Democrat rebellion over the Health Bill. It is thought senior Liberal Democrats now believe that can win further changes to the bill amid concerns it will put profit and competition above patient care.

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