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| Miliband and PM clash over coalition government pledge audit | |
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| David Cameron and Ed Miliband have clashed over a government dossier detailing progress on hundreds of pledges made by the coalition. | |
| Mr Miliband said the document, published on Wednesday, was an "audit of coalition broken promises". | |
| But Mr Cameron insisted it was a "full, frank and unvarnished" assessment of the coalition's pledges. | |
| The document gives details of progress on each of the pledges, but does not list which have not been met. | |
| It was expected to be released as part of the Mid-Term Review, unveiled by the Prime Minister and deputy PM on Monday. | It was expected to be released as part of the Mid-Term Review, unveiled by the Prime Minister and deputy PM on Monday. |
| Downing Street deny that it was held back to avoid damaging media coverage of the two leaders' press conference. | Downing Street deny that it was held back to avoid damaging media coverage of the two leaders' press conference. |
| During Prime Minister's Questions, Ed Miliband told MPs he did not have "high hopes" for the document, adding it was an "audit of coalition broken promises". | During Prime Minister's Questions, Ed Miliband told MPs he did not have "high hopes" for the document, adding it was an "audit of coalition broken promises". |
| But the prime minister dismissed this, saying the government was publishing "every single audit of every single promise - all 399 pledges set out in the Mid-Term Review". | But the prime minister dismissed this, saying the government was publishing "every single audit of every single promise - all 399 pledges set out in the Mid-Term Review". |
| "This will be full, it will be frank and it will be completely unvarnished," he said. | "This will be full, it will be frank and it will be completely unvarnished," he said. |
| Nick Clegg last month promised the government would publish a "candid" audit of the government's performance as part of a Mid-Term Review "which would surprise on the upside". | Nick Clegg last month promised the government would publish a "candid" audit of the government's performance as part of a Mid-Term Review "which would surprise on the upside". |
| A Downing Street source said the audit, which is 119 pages long, had to be checked but it would show that 90% of pledges had been met. | |
| 'Broken pledges' | 'Broken pledges' |
| The document had been expected to show that the coalition had missed more than 70 pledges. | |
| However, the audit does not divide the promises from the 2010 coalition agreement into those which have been met or missed. | |
| It does note that the planned cull of badgers to help control bovine TB had been "postponed", a free vote on repealing the hunting ban has "not yet been taken forward", and that, after pledging to cancel a third runway at Heathrow, the government has set up a commission to look at "all the options" for future airport capacity. | |
| According to the Daily Telegraph, officials decided to delay the dossier's publication because they were concerned it would overshadow any favourable coverage of the Mid-Term Review. | According to the Daily Telegraph, officials decided to delay the dossier's publication because they were concerned it would overshadow any favourable coverage of the Mid-Term Review. |
| The newspaper said the existence of the "annexe" to the review emerged when one of Mr Cameron's senior advisers, Patrick Rock, was photographed in Downing Street on Tuesday carrying a document weighing up the advantages and disadvantages of releasing it. | The newspaper said the existence of the "annexe" to the review emerged when one of Mr Cameron's senior advisers, Patrick Rock, was photographed in Downing Street on Tuesday carrying a document weighing up the advantages and disadvantages of releasing it. |
| It warned that the full version of the Mid-Term Review, containing the audit, would identify "problematic areas" and lead to "unfavourable copy" identifying "broken pledges", the newspaper said. | It warned that the full version of the Mid-Term Review, containing the audit, would identify "problematic areas" and lead to "unfavourable copy" identifying "broken pledges", the newspaper said. |
| Instead it is suggested the annex could be "published without fanfare" on the Government's website several days after the release of the main review. | Instead it is suggested the annex could be "published without fanfare" on the Government's website several days after the release of the main review. |
| Number 10 has denied trying to avoid negative coverage by delaying the document, saying it was always the intention to publish the audit separately and the "fact dense" document was not ready on Monday as details still had to be checked with government departments. | Number 10 has denied trying to avoid negative coverage by delaying the document, saying it was always the intention to publish the audit separately and the "fact dense" document was not ready on Monday as details still had to be checked with government departments. |
| Unveiling their Mid-Term Review, Mr Cameron and Mr Clegg said the coalition would last a full five years and give Britain "strong, stable and determined leadership". | Unveiling their Mid-Term Review, Mr Cameron and Mr Clegg said the coalition would last a full five years and give Britain "strong, stable and determined leadership". |
| The prime minister promised help on childcare costs, care costs for the elderly and investment in roads, as they marked the halfway point of their government. | The prime minister promised help on childcare costs, care costs for the elderly and investment in roads, as they marked the halfway point of their government. |