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A Conservative MP accidentally praised Jeremy Corbyn's work to improve the NHS in a live TV blunder.

Andrew Bridgen, 53, who represents North West Leicestershire, heaped praise on the Labour leader's "absolutely fantastic" job on the health service.

Mr Bridgen told Sky News: "We have spent more on health and I think Jeremy Corbyn, when you look at how many... 1.9 more attendances at A&E a year than in 2010... what he's done with the resources available has been absolutely fantastic."

He likely meant to refer to Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt.

Sky News viewers took to social media to comment on the gaffe.

One woman wrote: "The Tories are so inept, they're beyond a joke. You really couldn't make this stuff up. PR disaster for May's party today."

The Kensington Labour Party meanwhile wrote: "Bless. Mr Bridgen MP inadvertently reports from the future."

The slip-up came amid Theresa May's Cabinet reshuffle on Monday which was marred by another blunder when the Conservatives' official Twitter account tweeted that Chris Grayling had been appointment as party chairman instead of Brandon Lewis.

Downing Street confirmed Chancellor Philip Hammond, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, Home Secretary Amber Rudd and Brexit Secretary David Davis are all keeping their current jobs.

But Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire has resigned from the Cabinet on grounds of ill-health, just weeks ahead of major surgery for a lesion on his right lung.

Former justice secretary David Lidington was appointed to Damian Green's old position of Minister for the Cabinet Office, but did not inherit the title of First Secretary of State which marked Mrs May's long-time friend and ally as her effective deputy.

The reshuffle was forced by the resignation of Mr Green after he admitted lying over pornography on his office computer.