Original sentence: A spokesman for Brown demanded an apology from Osborne for the comment, which has not yet been forthcoming.Frances Howell (elder daughter of David Howell, Baron Howell of Guildford, a former Conservative Cabinet Minister), and they have two young children.He has denied such a comparison being made however; saying at LSE in February 2006 that there had been 'no deal' between him and Cameron, like the one widely alleged between Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.He is married to the author The Hon.In response to this Osbourne claimed he did not intend to insult people suffering from autism, though he did remark "do I think that Chancellor Gordon Brown needs better relations with his colleagues, let alone with the opposition front bench.Osborne attracted praise from the right , and criticism from the left and centre  for his interest in the ideas of tax simplification (including the idea of [flat tax]) in the UK.This performance was greatly acclaimed by some political commentators while others remarked that Osborne had a "piping, squeaky voice" and seemed out of his depth
Edited sentence: A spokesman for Brown demanded an apology from Osborne for the comment, which has not been forthcoming.At the LSE in February 2006 Osbourne said that there had been 'no deal' between him and Cameron.He is married to author Frances Howell (elder daughter of former Conservative Cabinet Minister David Howell, Baron Howell of Guildford).In response to this Osbourne stated that he did not intend to insult people suffering from autism, though he did say: "do I think that Chancellor Gordon Brown needs better relations with his colleagues, let alone with the opposition front bench.Osborne has expressed an interest in the ideas of tax simplification (including the idea of [flat tax]) in the UK.The couple has two young children