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Cameron says it is time for 'rubber to hit the road' Cameron says it is time for 'rubber to hit the road'
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David Cameron has returned to work following a spell of paternity leave with a warning to his cabinet of "significant challenges" ahead. David Cameron has returned to work following a spell of paternity leave with a warning to ministers of "significant challenges" ahead.
Chairing the first cabinet since the early summer the prime minister said with the upcoming spending review "this is the time the rubber hits the road". Chairing the first cabinet since the early summer, the prime minister said October's spending review would be the "time the rubber hits the road".
He had been off work for three weeks, after a holiday extended by the early birth of his fourth child, Florence. This is when the government will set out its full spending cuts programme .
The cabinet focused on the economy ahead of October's spending review. The TUC warned Mr Cameron of industrial unrest, with workers facing a "pretty volatile cocktail of issues".
Florence, whose middle names are Rose Endellion, was born on 24 August at the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro. She had been expected in September. The spending review, on 20 October, follows most Whitehall departments being asked to plan for cuts of around 25% as the coalition attempts to cut the budget deficit.
The Cameron family returned to Downing Street last week. 'Poll tax'
Speaking ahead of next week's TUC annual congress in Manchester, the organisation's general secretary Brendan Barber said there could be action over the public sector wage freeze, continued privatisation of services and pension cuts.
He promised a campaign by unions to defend public services and jobs, which he likened to the row over the poll tax when Margaret Thatcher was prime minister.
Mr Barber said: "The poll tax was defeated when government MPs returned to Westminster to report that their constituencies were in revolt.
"The poll tax offended the British people's basic sense of what's fair- so will the spending cuts.
"Every coalition MP with a small majority and every coalition MP who fought an election to oppose deep early cuts needs to feel the pressure from their constituents to change course."
Mr Barber added: "We have a pretty volatile cocktail of issues, such as the public sector pay freeze, threats of further privatisation, re-structuring of public services and major worries about security of pensions. It is a pretty potent mixture and there could be difficult disputes as a result."
'Constructive'
The government has canvassed the public for ideas on reducing the deficit, with the Treasury setting up a website asking for suggestions.
Mr Cameron's official spokesman said: "The spending cuts are not something that the government would choose to do, but it is something the government is required to do because of the state of the public finances.
"We have the largest peace-time deficit and we need to get that under control and it is important to get the level of public spending down."
He added: "It is our objective to do that in a way that would take people with us, which is why we have tried to be open about the scale of the challenge and to engage people in informing those choices.
"We would look to all people to engage in a constructive way in the process we are having to undertake."
Mr Cameron returned to work this week after being off for three weeks, when his holiday was extended by the early birth of his fourth child, Florence.