Balls: Chancellor's 'cynical, nasty, divisive' Philpott link

Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls launched a scathing attack tonight on what he called the "cynical, nasty and divisive" way George Osborne linked the Philpott case with the broader issue of state benefits.

Mr Balls said the "desperate" Chancellor had offended millions of hard-working people and was playing politics with a tragic case for his own political gain.

Watch: George Osborne Mick Philpott raises questions about whether taxpayers should be "subsidising lifestyles like that"