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Page last updated at 10:39 GMT, Sunday, 28 June 2009 11:39 UK

Balls: 'Tough choices' on public spending

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The Schools Secretary, Ed Balls, has said that important decisions will have to be taken over public expenditure.

He admitted that there would be "tough choices", but has insisted that investment in "front line" services could be maintained if the economy started to turn around.

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