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In an exclusive interview in tomorrow's News of the World, David Cameron has blasted scaremongers who predict his spending cuts will spell doom, insisting it won't hurt as much as people think.
The Prime Minister said fears he will massacre schools, hospitals and police forces when he wields the axe in 17 days time are unfounded.
"Let's put these cuts into perspective," he declared. "Many businesses have had to make far greater reduction that us in one year."
In an exclusive interview in tomorrow's News of the World, David Cameron has blasted scaremongers who predict his spending cuts will spell doom, insisting it won't hurt as much as people think.
The Prime Minister said fears he will massacre schools, hospitals and police forces when he wields the axe in 17 days time are unfounded.
"Let's put these cuts into perspective," he declared. "Many businesses have had to make far greater reduction that us in one year."
And he promised that leaner, trimmer public services will lead to a "bright future" with more well-paid jobs.
Speaking to the News of the World at Downing Street, Mr Cameron:
- claimed he can slash £40 billion from their budgets without inflicting lasting damage
- dismissed Labour's warnings of years of misery ahead and insisted there were reasons to be optimistic
- hailed his welfare reforms as the biggest shake-up in 65 years since Liberal giant William Beveridge, which will end the "welfare dependency trap" and ensure people are always better off in work
- told Labour leader Ed Miliband to stop moaning about the inevitable cuts - and apologise for the mess his party landed Britain in.
The PM also pledged to keep Britain well defended and our troops fully equipped.
Mr Cameron said the defence budget he inherited was a "complete car crash" with billions spent on protecting us from non-existent Cold War threats.
He declared: "We want proper strong defence forces that can protect our country and face up to the threats of the future.
"This is not Russian tanks rolling across Europe, it is cyber warfare, terrorism, weapons of mass destruction and failed states.
"Because we haven't had a defence review for so long, we still have a lot of tanks ready to fight the Russian army in Europe. We have too many planes set for dog fights with the Soviet Union airforce, we have too many civilians working in the Ministry of Defence, when the focus should be on the front line."
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