U.K. Opposition Says Brown Misled Lawmakers on Spending

LAURENCE NORMAN The Wall Street Journal 09/16/2009 06:10

Britain Conservative Party leader David Cameron talks to the media in his monthly press conference in London on Wednesday.

LONDON -- Leaders of the U.K. opposition Conservative party accused Prime Minister Gordon Brown Wednesday of misleading lawmakers about spending plans, saying they have treasury documents showing the department plans spending cuts of nearly 10%.

Conservative leader David Cameron said the treasury documents, drawn up five months ago, showed the government planned cuts of nearly 10% in departmental spending in the four years from 2010 and was also planning cuts in capital expenditure from next year.

"They are not wrong to be planning cuts but they are wrong to try to cover up their plans," Mr. Cameron said at a press conference.

Mr. Cameron said it seems as if Mr. Brown "was saying one thing in part while his government was planning to do something different."

Earlier the Conservative treasury spokesman, George Osborne, told the BBC that the documents show "Gordon Brown was not telling the truth."

"This is about Gordon Brown misleading the House of Commons, misleading the public," he said.

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