13th February, 2012, 9:47 am

Quote of the day: With friends like these…

Mark Ferguson

Former Tory Minister David Mellor says Andrew Lansley is:

“a failed attempt to prove you can take personality out of politics”.

Ouch.

Tags: NHS / Andrew Lansley / David Mellor /

Mark Ferguson is the Labour MP for Gateshead Central and Whickham, and was the editor of LabourList from 2010 to 2015.

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