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A big moment in politics with this week.

I tell Norman Lamb, the Lib Dem MP for North Norfolk, that I saw him scribbling away during Tuesday's budget, but didn't he know what was in it already?

"Yes, of course. I was at the meeting where it was discussed," said Nick Clegg's political advisor.

Then presumably, any rifts were repaired and the coalition are 100% behind the plans.

Someone forgot to tell fellow eastern Lib Dem MP Bob Russell, who is very concerned over child poverty.

Mr Lamb assures us that the Institute of Fiscal Studies maintains that the VAT increase is "slightly progressive", echoing the words of Vince Cable.

It's obviously a Lib Dem mantra ...

It still feels, though, that it's coming out of the wrong mouths.

And it's clear there are some among their own ranks who feel the same.

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