The coalition will "focus on the priorities" after suffering heavy losses in Thursday's local elections, Chancellor George Osborne has said.
The Tories lost control of 12 councils while their Lib Dem partners also experienced heavy losses.
Mr Osborne told the Mail on Sunday they had to "focus on the priorities that really matter right now".
He said the government needed to "work even harder" on the economy, welfare, education, the NHS and law and order.
Earlier shadow attorney general Emily Thornberry said the government was "not doing the right thing" and had "no plan B" to get the economy growing and unemployment down.
But Mr Osborne told the Mail: "Ed Balls and Ed Miliband were Gordon Brown's right-hand men when they got Britain into this mess.
"Now they want to let spending and borrowing get out of control all over again.
"They are like a pair of heavy drinkers trying to wash away problems by opening another bottle."
Mr Osborne said his Budget had "allowed 24 million middle-earning taxpayers keep more of their money".
But, in a nod to the so-called "pasty tax" and the "granny tax", he added: "I know the way the Budget was presented meant this message wasn't heard. I take responsibility for that."
The chancellor concluded by saying: "Yes, this is a tough moment for our country. We've got to focus on what matters.
"Britain doesn't duck its problems - it confronts them and solves them. That's what, working together, we will do."
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17972656#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
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