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Economy, Pensions and Welfare

With the greatest respect to the hon. Lady, I should say that I think that she is reading the planted Whips' note from three weeks ago. It has not been updated to take account of the fact that my right hon. and learned Friend the Member for Rushcliffe (Mr. Clarke) has made it very clear that, given the scale of Government borrowing, this could not be afforded. He said that in the House and on many occasions. I apologise, but if that was a Whips' note issued yesterday, the Labour party needs a new set of Whips as well as a new set of notes.