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Cameron’s Conservatives would cut from day one of a Tory government

Liam Byrne MP, commenting on his own blog, said today:

You may have seen in the news today that David Cameron’s Conservatives would make cuts to public services from day one of a Tory government. Whatever he says about public services, it’s now clear that David Cameron can’t resist the Tory instinct for cuts to public services.

The Tories are obviously hoping to hide the details of the cuts until after a general election but the fact is that they would cut our schools and police to pay for tax breaks – starting with £200,000 for Britain’s 3000 richest estates. However warmly he talks about schools and hospitals there is no doubt David Cameron would invest less. He has said very clearly that “a Conservative government would spend less than Labour” and “some areas would be cut”. This year alone he would cut £5 billion from public services – that’s equivalent to a cutting 3,500 police immediately.

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