The prime minister yesterday denied that Gordon Brown claimed he could never be trusted.

Quizzed on the claims in the Commons, Tony Blair said the chancellor "didn't say that to me" when confronted with Brown's alleged quote.

After a string of reports of broken promises over dinners involving senior ministers, Michael Howard dubbed Blair the "deals on meals" prime minister.

The Tories yesterday unveiled a poster campaign which seeks to capitalise on the alleged breakdown in trust between the chancellor and prime minister.