Anti-Brown speech gets 1.1m views

More than a million people have watched internet footage of a South East England MEP verbally attacking the Prime Minister over the economy, reports the BBC.

Tory politician Daniel Hannan told Gordon Brown he was the "devalued prime minister of a devalued government" at the European Parliament in Strasbourg.

In the clip of Tuesday's speech, footage shows Mr Brown smiling and making notes during the verbal attack.

Writing on his blog for the Daily Telegraph newspaper, the Conservative politician said: "The internet has changed politics - changed it utterly and forever.

"What caught their attention? To be honest, I'm slightly perplexed. I have been making similar speeches every week and posting them on YouTube for the past seven months."

More than 7,500 people have commented on the clip, including many from the US.

emily | 4:21 PM | Political Videos |
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