Clegg may target wealthy pensioners

Wealthy pensioners should be stripped of universal benefits such as free bus passes and winter fuel payments before the next general election, Nick Clegg has suggested.

The Deputy Prime Minister sparked confusion by indicating that he wanted to consider scrapping the handouts for pensioners with assets over £1m as part of the coalition's final spending review - even though it would breach the power-sharing agreement with the Tories.

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