Beecroft report attacked by Nick Clegg If someone shows the evidence - we have asked for evidence - then I am a politician who tries to abide by evidence, then let's look at it again. But so far there just is no evidence that in a highly flexible labour market which we already have, compared to most of our competitors, instilling greater insecurity and, let's be blunt, fear amongst people at a time of great economic anxiety is a way of fostering new employment. His intervention comes as David Cameron was accused of suppressing key recommendations from the report. A document leaked to The Daily Telegraph shows that three proposals in the controversial Beecroft report were removed after being submitted to No10 before it was sent to the Business Department. They called for the Government to delay plans to introduce flexible working for parents, to abandon proposals to allow all workers to request flexible working, and to remove regulations surrounding the employment of children. Adrian Beecroft, the businessman who conducted the review of employment law reforms, is not thought to have approved the changes, although a Downing Street spokesman insisted that what was included in the final version was "his decision." At the time the recommendations were removed last October, the Prime Minister was facing accusations that he was alienating women voters and had publicly apologised for making sexist comments to a female MP. Business leaders have repeatedly called for the Government to delay plans to allow fathers to take more time off work - and for all workers to be allowed to request flexible working - until the economy has recovered. The original version of the Beecroft report agreed with this position. A copy of the document leaked to the Telegraph, stated: "The proposal [flexible parental leave] is very expensive for the Exchequer and will impose significant operational problems on business.