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Osborne blames debt for UK woes

Shadow Chancellor George Osborne says the root cause of the UK's economic problems is "too much debt".

Speaking at the Conservative Party's spring conference, he said Labour and individuals "borrowed and borrowed" but "did not think what would happen if the merry-go-round stopped".

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