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Alexander: Tories proposed child benefit cut

Liberal Democrat Danny Alexander has accused the Conservatives of being bent on "slashing support for families" while the two parties were in coalition.

Alexander said £8 billion of proposed welfare cuts that the Lib Dems blocked included limiting Child Benefit and Child Tax Credit to two children at a cost of £3,500 for a family of three.

The Tories said they did not recognise the figures cited and called the claim "desperate stuff".

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Lib Dems accuse Tories of 'slashing support for families'

Danny Alexander has accused the Conservatives of being bent on "slashing support for families" as he went public with Tory proposals for an extra £8 billion of welfare cuts that were vetoed by the Liberal Democrats.

The Tories have dismissed the claim as "desperate stuff" from the Lib Dems, and insisted the proposals were "definitely not our policy".

ITV News Political Correspondent Emily Morgan reports from the Lib Dem campaign trail:

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