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BARACK Obama turned up the heat on David Cameron yesterday, skewering him over his policies after the pair had flipped burgers at a Downing Street barbecue.
Despite the smiles in the sunshine, there was no hiding crucial differences between the leaders on economic policy, immigration and the campaign against Libya.
At a joint press conference later, Mr Obama did not back Britain's austerity measures, suggesting Mr Cameron and Chancellor George Osborne need a plan B. "If a programme is not working, we should get rid of it," he said.
In contrast to Mr Cameron, who insists immediate cuts are vital, the US President proposed a different "sequence or pace" for reducing the deficit.
With a grim-faced Mr Cameron looking on, he added: "We've got to make sure that we take a balanced approach and that there's a mix of cuts, but also thinking about how do we generate revenue."
America has taken a different path to the Coalition cutting slowly while maintaining key investment. Figures published yesterday showed the US economy grew more than 2% in the past three months, while the UK managed 0.5%.
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