In response to the remarks made by Miliband today, Andrew Lansley issued the following statement:
"Before attacking the Government for cutting the NHS, Ed Miliband needs to tell us whether he supports the extra £10.7 billion we are putting into the NHS. If he won't support that extra funding, people will see these attacks for what they are - pure political opportunism.
"Ed Miliband has no vision to improve care for patients. He has turned his back on the very things we need to modernise our NHS - any willing provider, increasing the power of frontline staff and making accountability work for patients, not bureaucrats".
