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There will be less money for the NHS if Brexit talks go badly, the Tory Health Secretary said today.

Jeremy Hunt made the stark warning despite facing repeated accusations he is already not giving the health service enough cash.

He told ITV's Good Morning Britain: "If we get a bad outcome, it will be terrible for the British economy.

"We won’t be able to lock in our recovery, there will be less money for the NHS - all of our public services."

The Tory minister's point was that Labour - whose health chief today accused Theresa May of "lying" and "dishonesty" - cannot fulfil its pledge to end the cruel nurses' pay cap if it wins the general election.

But his remark also lays bare the risks faced by Theresa May, who has claimed "no deal is better than a bad deal" as she leaves the EU.

And it comes almost a year to the day after Brexit campaigners including Boris Johnson pledged £350million a week for the NHS.

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The Health Secretary toured TV and radio studios this morning to counter a day of election campaigning on health by Labour.

Shadow Health Secretary Jonathan Ashworth today vowed to end the 1% pay rise cap imposed on nurses, midwives and other staff in years of austerity.

He accused Theresa May of being "dishonest" in her claim the NHS is getting £10bn extra funding - because much of it is swallowed up by the social care crisis.

He told the BBC: "This election is all about Theresa May saying 'trust her'.

"We know she lied about whether she was going to have a general election or not.

"But also she's been dishonest about whether she's given the NHS the money it asked for."

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Mr Hunt insisted NHS funding was rising but admitted the service is facing a "very difficult period financially".

He claimed " Jeremy Corbyn propped up by rag tag of other political parties" would do no better with NHS funding.

Yet Jeremy Corbyn has ruled out a coalition with the SNP and the Lib Dems have ruled out a coalition with anyone.

And Mr Ashworth said Labour would fund its pledge by reversing corporation tax cuts, hitting back: "Let’s not fall for this line that there’s no money for the NHS. Government is about making choices."

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Mr Hunt told ITV's Good Morning Britain: "Look, if you want to get more money into the NHS, if you want to pay nurses more - and we all want to do that - there is only one thing that matters in this election and that is getting a good outcome for the Brexit negotiations."

He added: "The choice is very straightforward: who is going to get that good outcome for those negotiations?

"Is it a strong Theresa May or is it Jeremy Corbyn propped up by rag tag of other political parties?"

Later he repeated his point on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, where he could not say if the Tory manifesto will include extra funding.

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"We want to increase funding for the NHS, but what is absolutely critical is to get a good outcome from those Brexit negotiations so we can protect the economy and continue to fund our NHS," he said.

"There’s no point saying Brexit and the Brexit negotiations won’t affect the NHS. This is absolutely critical for our public services.

"If we have a strong leader doing those negotiations, doing the best deal for Britain, we will have more money for our public services and that will be good for the NHS."