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David Cameron is a PR man who can't even do a relaunch, says Ed Miliband David Cameron is a PR man who can't even do a relaunch, says Ed Miliband
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David Cameron is a "PR man who can't even do a relaunch", Ed Miliband said as he mocked the prime minister after Downing Street delayed the publication of an audit of the government's performance.David Cameron is a "PR man who can't even do a relaunch", Ed Miliband said as he mocked the prime minister after Downing Street delayed the publication of an audit of the government's performance.
The Labour leader also declared that the "nasty party" had returned after the government decided to uprate working-age benefits below the rate of inflation while cutting tax for millionaires. The Labour leader also declared that the "nasty party" had returned after the government decided to up-rate working-age benefits below the rate of inflation while cutting tax for millionaires.
In angry exchanges at prime minister's questions, Miliband said of Cameron: "The more he rants and blusters the less convincing he is. The facts are these: he is cutting the top rate of income tax by an average of £107,000 for everyone earning over £1m in Britain at the same time as he is raising tax on everyone else.In angry exchanges at prime minister's questions, Miliband said of Cameron: "The more he rants and blusters the less convincing he is. The facts are these: he is cutting the top rate of income tax by an average of £107,000 for everyone earning over £1m in Britain at the same time as he is raising tax on everyone else.
"What do we know this week? He is a PR man who can't even do a relaunch. Half way through this parliament we know they're incompetent, they break their promises and the nasty party is back.""What do we know this week? He is a PR man who can't even do a relaunch. Half way through this parliament we know they're incompetent, they break their promises and the nasty party is back."
Miliband seized on the disclosure in the Daily Telegraph that the government delayed publication of a candid audit of the government's performance until a few days after launch of the coalition's mid-term review on Monday. The audit, which is to be published on Wednesday afternoon, is understood to say that the coalition has met most of its pledges, though it has reportedly missed 70 of them.Miliband seized on the disclosure in the Daily Telegraph that the government delayed publication of a candid audit of the government's performance until a few days after launch of the coalition's mid-term review on Monday. The audit, which is to be published on Wednesday afternoon, is understood to say that the coalition has met most of its pledges, though it has reportedly missed 70 of them.
The Telegraph published a photo of a "restricted" Downing Street document, which was photographed as it was taken into No 10 by the veteran special adviser Patrick Rock, which said the full version of the mid-term review would contain an annex with "problematic areas". The paper said the government could avoid appearing "overly self-congratulatory at a time of great national difficulty" – in light of the fact that most pledges have been met – by publishing the full document a few days after the mid-term review.The Telegraph published a photo of a "restricted" Downing Street document, which was photographed as it was taken into No 10 by the veteran special adviser Patrick Rock, which said the full version of the mid-term review would contain an annex with "problematic areas". The paper said the government could avoid appearing "overly self-congratulatory at a time of great national difficulty" – in light of the fact that most pledges have been met – by publishing the full document a few days after the mid-term review.
It says: "I think this danger can be avoided by simply publishing the document without any fanfare on the government's website. We might be accused of slipping out the difficult points … a couple of days after we got more favourable [coverage]."It says: "I think this danger can be avoided by simply publishing the document without any fanfare on the government's website. We might be accused of slipping out the difficult points … a couple of days after we got more favourable [coverage]."
The prime minister said: "We will be publishing absolutely every single audit of every single promise – all 399 pledges set out in the mid-term review. Unlike the party opposite this will be full, it will frank, it will be completely unvarnished."The prime minister said: "We will be publishing absolutely every single audit of every single promise – all 399 pledges set out in the mid-term review. Unlike the party opposite this will be full, it will frank, it will be completely unvarnished."
Cameron added: "Let's a have a little audit of his promises. He promised us a fully costed deficit-reduction programme – nothing. He promised us proper reform of welfare – nothing."Cameron added: "Let's a have a little audit of his promises. He promised us a fully costed deficit-reduction programme – nothing. He promised us proper reform of welfare – nothing."
As Tory MPs joined with chants of "nothing", the prime minister continued: "He promised us that he would show he would have a new policy on tuition fees – nothing. I have audited all of the government's spending programmes and I have identified one where the waste is simply appalling. It is the £5m of Short money [the payment to opposition parties in the Commons] that goes to his party every year. We get nothing from it."As Tory MPs joined with chants of "nothing", the prime minister continued: "He promised us that he would show he would have a new policy on tuition fees – nothing. I have audited all of the government's spending programmes and I have identified one where the waste is simply appalling. It is the £5m of Short money [the payment to opposition parties in the Commons] that goes to his party every year. We get nothing from it."
The prime minister declined to go into detail about the audit. But he did say that it would show how the government will fulfil its pledge to provide a per-patient funding system for palliative care. The prime minister declined to go into detail about the audit. But he did say that it would show how the government would fulfil its pledge to provide a per-patient funding system for palliative care.
Cameron sparked a Twitter debate when he was asked by the former Labour defence minister John Spellar why he favoured repealing the ban on fox hunting. Cameron said: "As I explained before Christmas I have never broken the law and the only little red pests I pursue these days are in this house."Cameron sparked a Twitter debate when he was asked by the former Labour defence minister John Spellar why he favoured repealing the ban on fox hunting. Cameron said: "As I explained before Christmas I have never broken the law and the only little red pests I pursue these days are in this house."
This marked a slight change in the prime minister's wording. When he was asked a similar question on 19 December by the Labour MP Tom Blenkinsop, Cameron said: "I can happily put on record that I have never broken the law in this regard."This marked a slight change in the prime minister's wording. When he was asked a similar question on 19 December by the Labour MP Tom Blenkinsop, Cameron said: "I can happily put on record that I have never broken the law in this regard."
The prime minister has declined over the past decade to say whether he broke the law on the use of class A drugs before he became an MP.The prime minister has declined over the past decade to say whether he broke the law on the use of class A drugs before he became an MP.