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Paxman pushes Cameron on Lib Dems | Paxman pushes Cameron on Lib Dems |
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David Cameron has rejected suggestions Nick Clegg could have a seat in his cabinet following a hung Parliament. | David Cameron has rejected suggestions Nick Clegg could have a seat in his cabinet following a hung Parliament. |
"I'm hoping to form a cabinet based on my shadow cabinet. I think we've got a very good team," he said in an interview with the BBC's Jeremy Paxman. | "I'm hoping to form a cabinet based on my shadow cabinet. I think we've got a very good team," he said in an interview with the BBC's Jeremy Paxman. |
Mr Cameron also predicted he would inherit a "complete mess" if his party won the general election. | Mr Cameron also predicted he would inherit a "complete mess" if his party won the general election. |
The Conservative leader said his government would cut what he called "wasteful" public spending immediately. | The Conservative leader said his government would cut what he called "wasteful" public spending immediately. |
Asked twice if he would have Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg in his cabinet under a hung parliament, David Cameron said: "I'm trying to win this election outright, that's what I'm fighting and campaigning for. I think it is achievable, I think we have a huge fight on our hands." | Asked twice if he would have Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg in his cabinet under a hung parliament, David Cameron said: "I'm trying to win this election outright, that's what I'm fighting and campaigning for. I think it is achievable, I think we have a huge fight on our hands." |
He said the question of whether he would serve under a Nick Clegg government was "not something I've been lying awake and thinking about". | He said the question of whether he would serve under a Nick Clegg government was "not something I've been lying awake and thinking about". |
"I think the Liberal Democrats, as we're discovering now, do have some, some quite frankly strange ideas that would actually not be change for the better but change for the worse." | "I think the Liberal Democrats, as we're discovering now, do have some, some quite frankly strange ideas that would actually not be change for the better but change for the worse." |
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He also said he did not agree with the policies of Lib Dem Treasury spokesman Vince Cable. | He also said he did not agree with the policies of Lib Dem Treasury spokesman Vince Cable. |
"He thinks we shouldn't get on with cutting waste this year, he doesn't have a plan to stop the jobs tax. I think he's made a bit of a mess of it - I don't see him as some economic soothsayer, frankly - his numbers and his policies are beginning to unravel," he said. | "He thinks we shouldn't get on with cutting waste this year, he doesn't have a plan to stop the jobs tax. I think he's made a bit of a mess of it - I don't see him as some economic soothsayer, frankly - his numbers and his policies are beginning to unravel," he said. |
Describing the situation his party would face if it were to form a government after 6 May he said: "I didn't come into politics to make these sort of reductions that we're going to have to do. The fact is, if we win the election we're going to inherit a complete mess. | Describing the situation his party would face if it were to form a government after 6 May he said: "I didn't come into politics to make these sort of reductions that we're going to have to do. The fact is, if we win the election we're going to inherit a complete mess. |
"We are borrowing well, well over what we borrowed in 1976 when the country nearly went bust. But I do believe in responsibility, and whoever wins this election has got to take responsibility for this mess and deal with it." | "We are borrowing well, well over what we borrowed in 1976 when the country nearly went bust. But I do believe in responsibility, and whoever wins this election has got to take responsibility for this mess and deal with it." |
Mr Cameron also dismissed claims the Tories would put up VAT if they won the election, insisting his first Budget would focus on cutting spending. | |
Although he again stressed it would be "irresponsible" to give guarantees against any tax move, he said: "We have said in respect to all taxes that we think the government's doing too much in terms of raising taxes and not enough in terms of cutting spending. | |
"We have absolutely no plans to raise VAT. Our first budget is all about recognising we need to get spending under control rather than putting up tax." | |
Mr Clegg was the first of the main party leaders to submit to an interview with Jeremy Paxman. Labour leader Gordon Brown is due to face him next Friday. | Mr Clegg was the first of the main party leaders to submit to an interview with Jeremy Paxman. Labour leader Gordon Brown is due to face him next Friday. |