It was widely suggested that Osborne was leading an assault on Brown that would allow the Conservatives to discredit him without damaging David Cameron's public image.
人们普遍认为，奥斯本正在领导一场对布朗的攻击行动，这将引来保守主义者抹黑他而不损害戴维·卡梅伦的公众形象。