Labour rounds on Conservative spending plans
In the latest shot in the pre-general election campaign the Labour Party has launched a new poster attacking Conservative spending plans.
Speaking at the launch, Tony Blair and Gordon Brown said that the Conservative spending plans would inevitably mean cuts in public services.
The latest poster is a bright yellow warning sign, claiming that the Tories would cut spending on services by £35 billion if elected.
Mr Blair said that there was a “fundamental dividing line” between the parties and that the public are faced with a choice between a Labour government that will invest in public services, or a Conservative government that would cut spending by more than the total cost of all civil servants or teachers.
Gordon Brown added that the election campaign would contrast stability and growth under Labour, with instability and cuts under the Conservatives. He also highlighted the Conservative Party’s own announcement on these cuts, and declared that this is not a mere “allegation”.
The Chancellor stressed that even sacking every civil servant would leave the Conservatives with £20billion more cuts to make. And he claimed that the public want investment in services, rather than cuts equivalent to every teacher, nurse and doctor in the country.
The Conservatives say that they will not cut front-line spending and the only cuts will come from waste and bureaucracy.
