Cameron And Clegg: 'Coalition Is 'Steadfast'

David Cameron and Nick Clegg will describe their coalition as "steadfast and united" as they mark the halfway point in their power-sharing Government.

The Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister will make a rare joint appearance later today to set their new priorities for the next two-and-a-half years.

The raft of pledges will include childcare bills, infrastructure investment and help towards care costs for the elderly.

They will insist their "sense of shared purpose" on the big issues has grown over time as they publish a mid-term review that looks back at how successful the Government has been in meeting its coalition agreement promises and commits them to further reforms.

In a joint forward to the report, the PM and Deputy Prime Minister wrote: "We are dealing with the deficit, rebuilding the economy, reforming welfare and education and supporting hard-working families through tough times. And on all of these key aims, our parties, after 32 months of coalition, remain steadfast and united.

"Of course there have been some issues on which we have not seen eye to eye and no doubt there will be more. That is the nature of coalition. But on the things that matter most - the big structural reforms needed to secure our country's long-term future - our resolve and sense of shared purpose have, if anything, grown over time."

The coalition's new priorities are expected to include childcare costs

Details of some policy pledges in review, which aides insist is not a re-launch, are still being thrashed out and announcements fleshing out the proposals are expected to be rolled out in the coming months at a rate of almost one a week.

One of the first is expected to focus on extra help for families struggling to meet childcare costs.

Mr Cameron and Mr Clegg are considering a scheme that would allow families to claim up to £2,000 per child every year from their tax bills to cover the cost of child minders and nurseries, according to reports.

It could mean working women becoming entitled to claim a flat-rate tax allowance to help cover the costly bills in move that would replace the £700m voucher and allowances scheme, it adds.

The joint forward states: "Today, at the halfway point in this parliament, we are taking stock of the progress we have made in implementing the coalition agreement that we signed in May 2010. But we are also initiating a new set of reforms, building on those already under way, to secure our country's future and help people realise their ambitions.

The coalition is also expected to focus on 'dignity in old age'

"We will support working families with their childcare costs. We will build more houses and make the dream of home ownership a reality for more people.

"We will set out plans for long-term investment in Britain's transport infrastructure. We will set out two big reforms to provide dignity in old age: an improved state pension that rewards saving, and more help with the costs of long-term care."

The two leaders list welfare reforms, tougher school standards, council tax freezes, protecting the NHS from spending cuts and help with energy bills, fuel duty cuts and increases in the personal income tax allowance among the Government's achievements.

They add: "Two-and-a-half years ago, our parties came together in the national interest and formed a coalition at a time of real economic danger. The deficit was spiralling out of control, confidence was plummeting, and the world was looking to Britain with growing anxiety about our ability to service our debts.

"This government's most urgent job was to restore stability in our public finances and confidence in the British economy. In just two years we have cut the deficit by a quarter and have set out a credible path towards our goal to balance the current budget over the economic cycle."

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