article_snippet: him was ridiculed by opposition MPs for making the unprecedented move of setting out an alternative plan to the Chancellor’s Budget in the House of Commons.
article_snippet: Yesterday, 42-year-old Mr Alexander was harangued by Labour backbenchers and faced accusations that 42-year-old Mr Alexander was abusing 42-year-old Mr Alexander ministerial office as 42-year-old Mr Alexander set out the plan for those ‘left cold’ by Mr Osborne's Budget.
article_snippet: Despite confirming that Mr Osborne's Budget was agreed by the Tories and Lib Dems, 42-year-old Mr Alexander criticised the plans in Mr Osborne's Budget to cut government spending to 1964 levels - ‘the era of Cathy Come Home’.
article_snippet: Mr Alexander, who is MP for Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey, was harangued by Labour backbenchers yesterday and faced accusations that he was abusing he .
article_snippet: Prior to 42-year-old Mr Alexander comments, Speaker John Bercow insisted that such statements ‘have to be ministerial, delivered not in a personal or party capacity but on behalf of the Government’.
article_snippet: this is an abuse of office’ and ‘this is ridiculous’ could be heard as Opposition MPs and others waved the coalition Budget document.
article_snippet: Together: Mr Alexander (centre left) outside 11 Downing Street with Chancellor George Osborne (centre) ahead of the Budget statement on Wednesday .
article_snippet: Mr Alexander said: ‘Labour's ‘ may not like it
highlights_snippet: him faced accusations that him was abusing ministerial office with speech .