George Osborne's pledge to protect pupils from spending cuts was under threat last night after it emerged that he is demanding £1 billion is sliced off the schools budget.
The prospect of a shock cut is the result of a bitter Coalition feud in the run-up to Mr Osborne’s spending review later this month. Treasury insiders blame Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg for the squeeze on school spending because he refused to agree to take the axe to the welfare budget .... http://www.dailymail.co.uk
