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Green MP Lucas hits out at Balls’s ‘feeble’ opposition
SHADOW Chancellor Ed Balls was accused yesterday of showing “feeble and inconsistent” opposition to Tory plans that spell £30 billion worth of spending cuts.
Green MP Caroline Lucas fired the shot at Mr Balls as he explained why Labour was backing the government’s budget responsibility charter.
The party’s MPs were ordered to troop through the lobbies alongside Tory and Lib Dem colleagues to pass the charter by 515 votes to 18, which includes Chancellor George Osborne’s plans to slash public spending.
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