Leaders clash over Beecroft employment law proposals

During Prime Minister's Questions, the Labour leader Ed Miliband asked David Cameron if he agreed with the Beecroft report's proposal that the law should be changed to make it easier for employers to fire under-performing employees.

David Cameron said "we need to make it easier for businesses to grow" adding that the report had "a number of excellent ideas".

Ed Miliband replied that the Mr Cameron had not answered the question, saying: "The people behind him (the Tories) think the proposal is a great report and the bee knees, the people over there (the Lib Dems) think it's a bonkers proposal."

Cameron retorted that Mr Miliband did not listen to his answer and said "I'm not surprised he worries about being fired at will for being incompetence."