article_snippet.sent: A furious row erupted today between the Lib Dems and Conservatives over claims David Cameron is plotting to 'slash support for families'.
article_snippet.sent: Lib Dem minister Danny Alexander released details of what Lib Dem minister Danny Alexander claimed are secret plans drawn up in the last government to cut Child Benefit and Child Tax Credits.
article_snippet.sent: But the Lib Dems hit back, claiming David Cameron had asked officials to examine ways to curb access to benefits.
article_snippet.sent: David Cameron, campaigning in Wetherby, West Yorkshire today, has hit back at claims the Tories have a secret plan to cut child benefit .
article_snippet.sent: Tory Chancellor George Osborne has promised to cut £12billion from the benefits bill after the election, but has repeatedly refused to say where the axe will fall.
article_snippet.sent: the Lib Dems have vowed to block a secret plan to cut child benefit as the price of any future coalition deal after May 7.
article_snippet.sent: Mr Alexander, who served as Chief Secretary for the Treasury, has now released details of benefit cuts put to the Quad of senior ministers, which included him, Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg, Prime Minister David Cameron and Tory Chancellor George Osborne.
article_snippet.sent: Mr Alexander said the previously dropped plans - including limiting Child Benefit and Child Tax Credit to two children at a cost of £3,500 for a family of three - were a clear signal of where the axe would fall.
highlights_snippet.sent: Danny Alexander exposes 'secret' plans by Tories for £8billion welfare cuts .
  