John
06-06-2010, 10:29 AM
David Cameron has warned of "pain" to come as the Government curbs welfare and public sector pay bills to bring down Britain's massive debts.
In an interview with the Sunday Times, the Prime Minister said the new administration would be trying to "take people with us" as it embarks on its programme of cuts.
"Proper statesmanship is taking the right action, explaining to people the purpose behind the pain," he said.
Ahead of the Tory-Liberal Democrat coalition's emergency budget on June 22, Mr Cameron said: "There is a huge amount of debt that has got to be dealt with.
"Crossing our fingers, waiting for growth and hoping it will go away is simply not an answer. The country has got an overdraft."
Mr Cameron said areas that need to be addressed include "massive welfare bills", public sector pay and "the bureaucracy that has built up over the past decade".
In an interview with the Sunday Times, the Prime Minister said the new administration would be trying to "take people with us" as it embarks on its programme of cuts.
"Proper statesmanship is taking the right action, explaining to people the purpose behind the pain," he said.
Ahead of the Tory-Liberal Democrat coalition's emergency budget on June 22, Mr Cameron said: "There is a huge amount of debt that has got to be dealt with.
"Crossing our fingers, waiting for growth and hoping it will go away is simply not an answer. The country has got an overdraft."
Mr Cameron said areas that need to be addressed include "massive welfare bills", public sector pay and "the bureaucracy that has built up over the past decade".