Miliband: Cameron U-turn cannot hide the truth

Labour leadership contender and shadow energy and climate change secretary Ed Miliband comments on the free milk row:

“David Cameron may have U-turned on free milk, but the fact that it was even on the table tells your everything you need to know about the ideological message that has been sent through Whitehall about this government’s mission.

“Pare back the welfare state to the barest safety net full of holes in order to further undermine it as part of the drive for a small state”.

“We see it on housing benefit, council tenancies, tax credits and across the board. It proves the lack of truth in the government’s claims of fairness and social justice”.