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Welfare cuts will pay for manifesto pledges, says CCF

by Desmond Busteed

David Cameron says the Conservatives are offering 1.3 million housing association tenants the right to buy their homes, if the party wins the general election on May 7.

"Yes there will be reductions in welfare spending, and we've already said that no family should be earning more in benefits that they would be if they were working, and that's very very popular, said CCF director Colin Bloom on Premier's News Hour.

"That'll be very popular with Premier listeners, who get up early, sometimes just have to do more than one job just to make ends meet."

"Those people who are working hard are not seeing people who are doing rather better than them who don't contribute in any way, aren't working, and so those reductions in welfare spending I think for many families are very welcome," added Mt Bloom.

Mr Cameron opened his speech by saying: "At the heart of this manifesto is a simple proposition. We are the party of working people, offering you security at every stage of your life."

He also promised 30 hours of childcare for three and four-year-olds, five hours more than promised in Labour's manifesto yesterday, to help working parents.

Labour leader Ed Miliband has said Mr Cameron doesn't have "any clue" how he's going to pay for it, while the Lib Dems say the manifesto shows party's run out of "new ideas".

The Greens also announced their policies on Tuesday, pledging to create a million jobs and re-build public services.

CCF director Colin Bloom speaking to Des Busteed on Premier's News Hour:

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