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Tory party chairman: 'I drink beer and I love a game of bingo'

The Conservative party chairman has hit back at criticism of an advert he tweeted celebrating the cuts in bingo tax and beer duty that opponents called "condescending". Grant Shapps told the BBC: "Personally, I drink beer and I love a game of bingo".

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Balls: Budget ad 'embarrassing and out of touch'

The Conservatives' online Budget ad has been described by Ed Balls as "patronising and embarrassing".

The Shadow Chancellor held a printout of the online-only poster in the House of Commons as he said it poster showed the Tories were "out of touch".

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