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Daniel Hannan, the Conservative MEP who embarrassed David Cameron by attacking the National Health Service, has praised Enoch Powell, the former Cabinet minister who became notorious for his views on immigration.
The Conservative leader, who has placed great importance on changing public views of the Tories' health policies, faced calls to sack Mr Hannan earlier this month when the MEP described the NHS as a "mistake" during an American television debate.
Now he has given another interview in the United States, in which he cited Powell, the Conservative minister who was cast into the political wilderness after warning that open immigration would lead to "rivers of blood," as a major political influence.
He told reason. TV: "He was somebody who understood the importance of national democracy, who understood why you need to live in an independent country and what that meant, as well as being a free marketeer and a small government Conservative."
Tory sources said that Mr Hannan would not be disciplined over his latest remarks, as his praise for Powell had not referred to the late politician's views on immigration.