DANNY Alexander has set himself on collision course with some of his Conservative Cabinet colleagues by making clear another round of cuts, amounting to £10 billion, will not come from welfare but from other departmental budgets.
DANNY Alexander has set himself on collision course with some of his Conservative Cabinet colleagues by making clear another round of cuts, amounting to £10 billion, will not come from welfare but from other departmental budgets.
SUPPORT: Danny Alexander, left, joined Mike Thornton, centre, on the by-election campaign trail in Eastleigh. Picture: PA
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MICHAEL SETTLE
The Liberal Democrat Chief Secretary to the Treasury said on a visit to Eastleigh: "I've got no plans to reopen the welfare issue. We agreed significant measures in the autumn and we're legislating for those at the moment. The balance has to be found from departmental budgets. Everyone's got to play their part."
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