Britain's former Deputy Prime Minister tells America - "Ignore Hannan. Britain's proud of the NHS!"

Former UK Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott sends a personal video message from the terrace of the House of Commons to Americans defending Britain's National Health Service.

Mr Prescott is calling on the US public to ignore the "tissue of lies" spread by British Conservative Parliamentarian Daniel Hannan who has been telling Americans on an anti NHS tour of the US that it a '60 year mistake.'

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[SIXITHS]

@hpd929

The World Health Organisation (WHO) ranked UK healthcare 18th in the world. The USA came in at a dismal 37th...

[Roryaber]

well mr prescott.... you look like and smacked arse, but by god your right :)

[dradeel]

@0011GB Bad source, bad numbers and obviously wrong. First of all, you cannot judge all of America under one. Second of all, Singapore beats both France and Italy's care, easily. Also, Italy is far from #2 in the world.

And how can you really believe numbers that place USA's health care below Chile's healthcare? USA have among the most high tech equipment in their hospitals per patient, have among the best special care in the world and is by far world leading in medical innovation.

[dradeel]

No, Prescott. The world, along with most of Britain, will ignore YOU. And regardless of pride, the NHS is bankrupting Britain, while offering mediocre quality. You may be proud of it, but that's not to say you couldn't have better care at lower costs. I believe that's Hannan's main point, and that's obviously a point that flies way over your head.

[0011GB]

@grimblebrumble17889 It's actually France #1, Italy #2, UK #18 Sweden #23, Germany #25....................USA #37 (Chile #33)

These are just some of the world rankings, 3rd world countries come infront of the US on terms of Health Care.

Source: The World Health Organization

[BrCaSt87]

@waynejingo: Sorry, I know that's an old comment, but a f***ing explosion, blimey! I have to ask, what went wrong? Was it a gas pipe? 

[manoman0]

Utopia is good.

[wickerman1]

picture of health

[leapoffaith20]

Prescott, I think most of your policies were total shit, and quite frankly I think you're arsehole but you've got this one bang on the button.

The NHS is one of the few things that make me proud to be British.

[thatguywiththeegg]

Hear fucking hear. I dislike Labour but always thought possitively of Prescott, he started off working class and speaks a lot of sense on issues that affect us. This video proves that.

[grimblebrumble17889]

@SIXITHS Who was first? Its Germany or Sweden isnt it?

[spacedog1973]

@MrBloograss The BGS is not the commission and the commision's findings only mentioned problems, you dont specify whether the problems it found can be correlated with the claims of the societty and even then, in only a quarter of hosptials.