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06/01/12

David Cameron has promised to kill the "health and safety monster" as the coalition's new year's resolution.

The prime minister made the comment during a speech to business leaders in Berkshire yesterday.

He pledged caps on lawyer earnings from small-value personal injury claims and a reduction in costs for 'no-win-no-fee' deals.

The Health and Safety Executive has been asked to speed up its timetable for abolishing or consolidating up to half of all existing regulations, the prime minister added.

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