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UK's Cable says no plan to quit despite report
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December 21, 2010, Tuesday
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BRITISH Business Secretary Vince Cable was quoted yesterday as saying he could walk out of the coalition and "bring down the government" if they "push me too far", but said later he had no plans to quit.
His initial comments, made to undercover Daily Telegraph reporters posing as voters for his Liberal Democrat party in his constituency, were published in an early copy of the newspaper's Tuesday edition.
"I am embarrassed by these comments and I regret them," Cable said in a statement late on Monday. "I have no intention of leaving the government."
When asked about his influence in government, Cable, one of the most senior Lib Dems in the Conservative-led centre-right coalition after Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, told the reporters: "I have a nuclear option, it's like fighting a war."
"If they push me too far then I can walk out of the government and bring the government down and they know that," he added in a recorded conversation.
Cable also indicated that policies were being rushed through by the Conservatives and that ministers should be "putting a brake on" some proposals which are in "danger of getting out of control", the newspaper said.
He said the Conservatives and the Lib Dems, in power since May, were fighting a "constant battle" behind the scenes, including over tax proposals.
His initial comments, made to undercover Daily Telegraph reporters posing as voters for his Liberal Democrat party in his constituency, were published in an early copy of the newspaper's Tuesday edition.
"I am embarrassed by these comments and I regret them," Cable said in a statement late on Monday. "I have no intention of leaving the government."
When asked about his influence in government, Cable, one of the most senior Lib Dems in the Conservative-led centre-right coalition after Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, told the reporters: "I have a nuclear option, it's like fighting a war."
"If they push me too far then I can walk out of the government and bring the government down and they know that," he added in a recorded conversation.
Cable also indicated that policies were being rushed through by the Conservatives and that ministers should be "putting a brake on" some proposals which are in "danger of getting out of control", the newspaper said.
He said the Conservatives and the Lib Dems, in power since May, were fighting a "constant battle" behind the scenes, including over tax proposals.
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