Clegg told The Guardian newspaper on Saturday that he was prepared to examine means-testing for universal child benefits: "I find it odd that people on multi-million pay packages from the City get child benefit. That's patently silly and patently unfair," he said.
Speaking at a fringe event at the Liberal Democrats' annual conference, Kate Green described the party leader's proposals as dismaying.
She said: "If there was ever a time to protect universal non-means-tested benefits, then that is now. At a time of financial uncertainty, child benefit offers a level of financial security that we absolutely must not touch."
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