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Labour would end austerity and kick start national investment within first 100 days, McDonnell says
Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell giving a speech on the economy in central London

ENDING austerity in the welfare system and public services would be the priority for the first 100 days of a Labour government, shadow chancellor John McDonnell announced today.

He said that Labour’s first budget would be held on February 5 if the party wins the general election this week.

The party pledges that its green industrial revolution plan will see investment flowing into communities that have been neglected for decades.

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