Cameron defends 'fair' Budget
David Cameron has defended Chancellor George Osborne's Budget, insisting that it was "fair" after being asked to justify the freezing of age-related allowances for pensioners.
He told a school in Bradford, West Yorkshire: "Every granny in Bradford West, as around the country, is going to be benefiting from the biggest ever increase in the pension that comes in in April - an extra £5.30 a week.
"At the same time the Budget also delivered a tax cut for 24 million people in our country. We have now taken two million of the lowest paid people out of tax altogether so it's a good Budget for our economy and it's a fair Budget for all our people."
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