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A Tory who criticised Gordon Brown to his face in a brutal personal attack has won an army of fans worldwide. A video of MEP Daniel Hannan delivering a withering assessment of the Prime Minister's handling of the economic crisis has become a surprise hit on the internet. More than 730,000 users have viewed it on YouTube, making it the most popular clip on the site two days in a row. Mr Hannan's assault came after the Premier had given a keynote speech to the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Tuesday. As Mr Brown looked on through gritted teeth, shaking...

Daniel Hannan is staggered by the huge global reaction to his home truths about the PM Most of us, I suspect, have a thing or two that we'd like to say to Gordon Brown. But few of us get the opportunity. On Tuesday, I was one of those few. The Prime Minister was in the European Parliament, trying to persuade the rest of the EU to react to the financial crisis in the way that he has, viz by fire-hosing cash at it. I was one of the eight MEPs who got to respond, and was given three minutes to...

Here is video of Glenn Beck yesterday talking with new conservative sensation Daniel Hannan, a British conservative member of the European Parliament who gave British Prime Minister Gordon Brown a royal tongue-lashing yesterday over his reckless spending and bailout plans. . . . . . (Watch Video)

A member of the European Parliament chided British Prime Minister Gordron Brown Tuesday, labeling him "The devalued Prime Minister of a devalued government." Daniel Hannan, who represents South East England for the Conservative Party, posted a video to YouTube showing his impassioned speech that outlines his thoughts on Brown's handling of the country's economic recession. "I see you've already mastered the essential craft of the European politician," Hannan told the prime minister. "Namely, the ability to say one thing in this chamber and a very different thing to your home electorate." Hannan posted the video to his blog.

Most of you have probably seen or heard the "viral video" of the British MEP, Daniel Hannan, eviscerating the socialist economic polices of Prime Minister Gordon Brown in the European Parliament. If you did, you probably became aware of the video on either the Web, talk radio shows such as Rush Limbaugh, or on a very few cable TV programs. The reason is that the MSM mostly ignored this scintillating attack upon the disastrous economic effects of socialism as represented by Brown which could well be extended to our own president, Barack Obama.Your humble correspondent did a Google News search...

Daniel Hannan, a member of the European Parliament grilled prime minister Gordon Brown.