David Cameron claims Lib Dems are 'all over the place'
10 years, 3 months ago

David Cameron claims Lib Dems are 'all over the place'

Daily Mail  

A bitter Coalition row over spending cuts escalated today, as David Cameron claimed the Lib Dems are 'all over the place' on how to tackle the deficit. Prime Minister David Cameron claimed the Lib Dems were 'all over the place' while Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander accused the Tories of wanting to 'inflict unnecessary pain on the people of Britain' Chancellor George Osborne and his Lib Dem deputy Danny Alexander, pictured leaving the Treasury last week, have clashed over how to tackle the deficit Tensions in the coalition have mounted in the wake of Mr Osborne's mini-Budget, in which he overhauled stamp duty and targeted non-doms and foreign firms for tax rises, but also admitted dramatic spending cuts were still needed to balance the books. The Liberal Democrats are all over the place, unable to decide whether they want to stick to the plan or veer off it Prime Minister David Cameron But the Lib Dems argue a fifth of the money can be raise through extra taxes, including a mansion tax on £2million homes. Deputy PM Nick Clegg said the Tories had to 'come clean' about the impact of trying to eradicate the deficit from spending cuts alone IN THE BLUE CORNER David Cameron: 'The Liberal Democrats are all over the place, unable to decide whether they want to stick to the plan or veer off it.'

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