Lib Dem leader Ed Davey refuses six times to say whether coalition-era austerity was a mistake

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : "As well as the NHS, social care has also been placed front and centre of Sir Ed's pitch to voters.
55% : We should have done more."Manifesto to 'save' the NHSSir Ed has put the pledge to "save" the NHS and fix social care at the heart of his election manifesto, which was published today.
46% : During that time, the coalition implemented austerity policies that slashed public expenditure following the 2008 financial crisis, with the NHS one of a number of services hit.
45% : But asked by Coates whether such promises to fix the NHS and social care were needed only to repair issues caused by the coalition, Sir Ed argued his party pushed for measures on care for the elderly and disabled people when in office, but the Tories "broke their promises".

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