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THE areas represented by members of the Cabinet are escaping the worst of the cuts, a Mirror investigation has found.

And the ConDems have ensured that the poorest parts of the country are given the biggest clobbering.

Local authorities are axing vital amenities such as libraries, care homes and sports centres after having their spending power reduced this year by up to 8.9%.

The average cut is 4.4% but Oxfordshire county council – the home of David Cameron’s seat in Witney – only has to save 1.9%. And Cheshire East council, the location of Chancellor George Osborne’s Tatton constituency, must reduce spending by just 1.6%.

Figures are even lower in areas represented by other Cabinet MPs – and the Tory stronghold of Dorset, where Oliver Letwin has a seat, has had a budget increase of 0.3%.

The damning revelations come as the Mirror continues its battle to Save Our Services by launching Cutswatch today to find out exactly how people are being affected by the ConDem policies.

Labour is furious that the funding has been skewed by the Government so the poorest areas with the highest levels of deprivation have been hit so much harder than rich ones.

Shadow Communities Secretary Caroline Flint said: “These figures confirm what many feared – we’re not all in this together.

“While Sheffield council taxpayers will see their council lose 8% of its central government support, Tory Cabinet ministers’ areas are getting off much lighter.

“The Tory-Lib Dem government has chosen to hit the poorest councils hardest, with average cuts for the most deprived communities four times bigger than those in the better off areas. In some cases, the cuts are nearly nine times as big.

“That’s unfair and it shows just how out of touch this Tory-led government is with ordinary people.”

TUC general secretary Brendan Barber said: “The Government’s cuts are ripping Britain apart.

“They are making the poor and the vulnerable pay for clearing up a mess made by banks and finance.

“What is worse is that we do not need these deep and rapid cuts. They are a political move to destroy much of what is best about Britain.”

Local authority budgets throughout the country are being slashed because of the way the Government has chosen to hand out the money.Councils in the affluent Tory shires have fared much better than the poorest towns and cities.

Liverpool, Manchester, Doncaster in South Yorks, South Tyneside and Hackney in East London have had to make cuts of more than 8%.

Manchester city council, covering an area ranked as the fourth poorest in England, has been forced to slash its budget by more than £100million.

And council spending in Birmingham has been slashed by £212million, with children, the elderly and disabled all losing vital services.

Nationally, 14,000 police staff, 50,000 NHS workers and 130,000 council employees are expected to lose their jobs.

But Business Secretary Vince Cable’s Twickenham seat, which is in the affluent borough of Richmond in south west London, is losing just 0.6% of its spending power.

While the authority in Essex where Communities Secretary Eric Pickles is an MP faces a cut of 1.3%.

Three other Cabinet ministers – Education Secretary Michael Gove, Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt and Transport Secretary Philip Hammond – all have seats in wealthy Surrey which is losing just 0.3% of its spending power this year.

Campaigners are angry about the poorest areas losing the most amenities – and now is the chance to back our push to save these vital services by supporting a TUC-organised march.

Tens of thousands of people have already pledged to join the March 26 rally in Central London which is expected to be the biggest protest since the Iraq War march. Organisers say it will give a “national voice” to all those affected by the cuts and is designed to show that there is an alternative to the Government’s brutal cuts.

TUC boss Mr Barber said: “I warmly welcome the Mirror’s campaign and we know we will welcome thousands of Mirror readers on the March for the Alternative on March 26.”

The rally starts at Hyde Park at 1.30pm. For more details visit marchforthealternative.org.uk.