Labour is launching a campaign calling on the government to drop its Health and Social Care Bill.

The ‘Drop the Bill’ campaign aims to show what Labour says is the full scale of opposition to the government’s plans.

Bitterne Park’s MP John Denham, said: “Before the election David Cameron ruled out top-down NHS re-organisations. But only weeks after entering Number 10, Cameron ripped up his own words and ordered the biggest and most dangerous upheaval of the NHS since it began.

“In these tough times, the NHS is facing the biggest financial challenge in its history. But instead of focusing all of its energy on dealing with this challenge, the NHS is being distracted by a dangerous upheaval that has no democratic legitimacy.

“The ’Drop the Bill’ campaign is the final push and the government must listen before it's too late. They must put the NHS first.”