Jun 29th, 2009 - Mail Online
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Gordon Brown was accused of 'deception' yesterday as it emerged he plans to stay silent on the need for spending cuts until after the General Election.
The Prime Minister's latest Government relaunch was overshadowed when Lord Mandelson revealed that the Government is shelving plans to set out Whitehall budgets beyond 2011.
By pulling rank over Chancellor Alistair Darling, Lord Mandelson prompted Cabinet disarray, with the Treasury insisting Mr Darling had not made any decisions on the timing of the next public spending review, which had been due this autumn.
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