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Vince Cable on whether he'd make a good Chancellor.

By New Statesman Published 26 July 2012 7:18
Business Secretary Vince Cable. Photograph: Getty Images.
Business Secretary Vince Cable addresses employees at the BMW Mini plant in Oxford. Photograph: Getty Images.

"I probably would."

The ever-modest Vince Cable tells Newsnight he would make a good Chancellor.

 

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3 comments

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Thu, 2012-07-26 12:07 — Keir

Cable would be a reasonably good MP if he resigned his present post.

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Thu, 2012-07-26 10:17 — Steffan John (not verified)

Damned if he does and damned if he doesn't really.

Should he have said 'No' or 'I've no idea'? Obviously not.

Saying 'I probably would' is the most modest, sensible answer he can give, even if you're intent on ignoring one of only three words in the sentence.

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Thu, 2012-07-26 07:41 — navik87@yahoo.co.uk (not verified)

To be honest, I don't know if Cable would be a good Chancellor but it wouldn't be hard for him to do a better job than Osborne.

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