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David Cameron attacks Labour lies over free perks for elderly

By Andrew Porter, Political Editor 800PM GMT twenty-three March 2010

The Tory personality is mad that Labour campaigners around the nation are revelation the aged that their free train passes and winter fuel payments would go if the Conservatives were elected.

In a press discussion Mr Cameron pronounced that pensioners would keep those benefits if he was inaugurated budding minister. And he launched a sardonic conflict on the "appalling people" peddling the "lies".

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Mr Cameron was asked either a Conservative supervision would cut any of the benefits paid out to aged people, such as the winter fuel payment, that is value in between �125 and �400 to over-60s depending on their situation.

He pronounced "We will keep the winter fuel allowance. Let me take this event to contend really obviously to any licentiate ... You know you are removing letters from the Labour Party that contend the Conservatives would cut the winter fuel allowance, would cut the free train travel, would cut the free radio licence.

"These statements by Labour are utterly simply lies. I don"t make use of the word "lie" really often, but I am utilizing it currently since they are lies.

"A Conservative supervision would keep the winter fuel allowance, would keep the free radio licence, would keep the income for pensioners. Don"t be fearful by a Government that is perplexing to shock you in to not opting for change."

The Tory leader, thumping the pulpit at what he pronounced he hoped would be his last unchanging press discussion as Opposition leader, pronounced that the "sooner they are out of bureau the better".

The Conservatives expelled a dossier containing examples of where Labour MPs and possibilities have done improper accusations about Tory policies.

Jon Tricket, a Yorkshire Labour MP, wrote to electorate "If you are a licentiate you could lose your winter fuel allowance, free travel, eye tests, swimming, TV looseness and passport."

Patrick Hall, a Labour MP in Bedford, asks on his debate circular "Do you think your free buss transport would be protected in their hands?"

Maria Eagle, the Prisons Minister and Labour MP in Liverpool, in a minute sent out in January, wrote that "your winter fuel stipend could… be at risk if the Tories win".

Labour knows that the votes of the aged will be consequential in the election. Mr Cameron additionally understands that pensioners are additionally expected to opinion some-more than younger electorate and that explains his annoy over the Labour "lies."

But a Labour celebration orator claimed Mr Camerons annoy was "synthetic".

He pronounced "It"s a bit abounding for David Cameron to explain we are the celebration scare-mongering old people when he put a tombstone on a print about caring for the elderly. And his annoy over claims that the Tories are a hazard to pensioners seems a small fake in the light of his party"s record.

"The Tories have regularly against the await we have since to pensioners and they against the key of the Winter Fuel Allowance."