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Miliband dismisses Conservative spending claims

Ed Miliband has strongly denied Conservative claims that Labour has made £20.7 billion in "unfunded" spending commitments.

The Conservatives today published an 82-page document outlining what the party claims is a cost analysis of Labour's planned spending in the first year of office.

The parties have kicked into full election mode with Miliband launching a "street by street" election campaign, Nick Clegg distancing himself from the coalition and branding Tory deficit plans "a con" and David Cameron claiming his is the only party who can save the economy.

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Osborne denies cost analysis 'a load of nonsense'

George Osborne has denied the party's cost analysis of Labour's policies is "a load of nonsense" when questioned by ITV News Political Editor Tom Bradby.

"No, we've been very clear that the commitments that we use are ones that are either in Labour policy documents or in party conference speeches," the Chancellor said.

"We've done the thorough homework here," he added.

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