BBC Five Live John Pienaar Show
On the 27th March, Claire appeared on Pienaar's Politics on BBC R5 Live to discuss the Coalition, the economy, the recent protest march and Libya with John Pienaar and Ed Milliband's Parliamentary Private Secretary, Chuka Umunna MP.
As Claire mentioned in the interview, 'there seems to be a compulsion by some elements of the media and the Labour party to take any opportunity available to show splits in the Coalition Government. The reality is that we are in a tough situation and we have got big decisions to take for the country and ministers from both parties are working close together to reach these decisions.' They also debated Ed Miliband's speech at the March for the Alternative where Claire raised the question of just what "alternatives" the Labour party are proposing. Claire states that the country needs a sensible debate on the economy yet the Labour party chooses to focus more on political opportunism rather than proposing genuine alternatives to the Government's plans in cutting a deficit which has led to us paying over £120 million per day in interest.
To listen to the full interview, click: http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/fivelive/pienaar/pienaar_20110327-2020b.mp3
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