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George Osborne – Chancellor of the Exchequer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

George Osborne has said the Government would make changes to its controversial NHS reform plans.<\/p>\n

The Chancellor was speaking on the BBC\u2019s Andrew Marr Show after Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg demanded amendments to the Bill going through Parliament.<\/p>\n

Mr Osborne said: \u201cI want changes as well, so does (Prime Minister) David Cameron.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Chancellor tried to play down fears the changes amounted to backdoor privatisation, saying: \u201cWe want to reassure people we\u2019re not \u2013 and never have wanted to \u2013 privatising the NHS. We believe in the NHS as a public service free at the point of use. We want to carry health professionals with us as well as the public in reforming an institution which is very dear to everyone\u2019s hearts.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Clegg had said unless there are \u201csubstantial, significant changes\u201d to Mr Lansley\u2019s proposals to hand commissioning powers to GPs and extend private provision of NHS services, he will tell Liberal Democrat MPs and peers to vote them down.<\/p>\n

The warning came as Mr Clegg set out his plans to be more assertive within the coalition Government in response to the drubbing received by the Liberal Democrats in last week\u2019s elections.<\/p>\n

The Lib Dem leader accepted his party\u2019s traditional supporters were \u201canxious\u201d about the programme of spending cuts which the Government has signed up to, but insisted that the coalition\u2019s efforts to reduce the deficit must continue.<\/p>\n

His comments came as Labour leader Ed Miliband issued a plea to disgruntled Lib Dems to jump ship from the coalition and join him in opposing the Conservatives \u2013 a call which was dismissed as \u201ctactics\u201d by Mr Clegg.<\/p>\n

The Lib Dem leader told the show: \u201cProtecting the NHS, rather than undermining it, is now my number one priority.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am not going to ask Liberal Democrat MPs and peers to proceed with legislation on something as precious and cherished \u2013 particularly for Liberal Democrats \u2013 as the NHS unless I personally am satisfied that what these changes do is an evolutionary change in the NHS and not a disruptive revolution.\u201d
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