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Nick Clegg on 'controversial' cuts worth £6bn

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Cuts worth £6bn due to be announced by the new coalition government have been described by Deputy Prime Minister Clegg as potentially "controversial".

He says Europe's economic troubles have had a knock-on effect on the British economy.

He tells Andrew Marr that Labour have left finances in a bad shape and they squandered public money in recent times.

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