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24 December 2010

‘I could bring down the government’, says Cable

The Business Secretary told undercover reporters from the Daily Telegraph that being in coalition government is like "fighting a war" and that he may step down from government.

By New Statesman

The Business Secretary told undercover reporters from the Daily Telegraph that being in coalition government is like “fighting a war” and that he may step down from government.

He was candid about his opposition to Conservative-driven government policy, and suggested that David Cameron has plans to scrap the winter fuel allowance paid to pensioners.

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