John Prescott has challenged David Cameron to a face-to-face debate on the NHS and invited Twitter users to submit questions for the Tory leader.
The former Labour debuty leader is visiting Manchester and he issued the challenge after discovering Mr Cameron was also in the area giving a speech on the NHS in Bolton.
He wrote on his Twitter feed: "I’m in Manchester. Cameron’s in Bolton. Just challenged him to debate NHS face to face. No spin doctors no staged photo op."
Mr Cameron has been forced to state his support for the NHS after Tory MEP Daniel Hannan rubbished the Britian's health service in American TV interviews.
In his speech in Bolton he said the Conservatives were "the party of the NHS".
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Compo, Wythenshawe (20/08/2009 at 12:19)
d1v1s1onby0, Wigan (20/08/2009 at 12:27)
But I think that Labour and Prescott will be the ones ending up with egg on their face and he wont get theoption of swinging a punch this time
Squire of Newton, Newton nr. Hyde (20/08/2009 at 12:34)
zoomer, The Moon (20/08/2009 at 12:46)
That bit of fluff, under the sofa (20/08/2009 at 13:05)
Perhaps Dave shopuld challenge Prescott to a debate about morality and family values ...
Lord De Las Moscas, Piggly Wiggly Farm (20/08/2009 at 16:47)
zoomer, The Moon (20/08/2009 at 18:14)
Of course you can make him up heres the recipe twenty stones of lard two gallons of water take a ounce of intelligence and twenty pounds of idiot juice mix well and there you are youve got a "Prescot".