Jeremy Hunt has claimed the Government could have a budget surplus of £39 billion rather than the "fictitious" £22 billion blackhole it says it inherited from the Tories.The shadow chancellor also raised concerns that welfare reform will be "untouchable" under Labour, following the backlash to its plan to means-test the winter fuel allowance.

Jeremy Hunt has claimed the Government could have a budget surplus of £39 billion rather than the "fictitious" £22 billion blackhole it says it inherited from the Tories.The shadow chancellor also raised concerns that welfare reform will be "untouchable" under Labour, following the backlash to its plan to means-test the winter fuel allowance.