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The death of austerity is but a ‘great big Tory con’ without spending boost, Corbyn charges
Birmingham’s striking bin workers and supporters bring waste sites to a standstill
CLAIMS of an end to austerity will be “a great big Conservative con” if public-sector spending is not boosted, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn warned today.
Mr Corbyn pressed Theresa May during Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) on how she plans to end the funding cuts on police, the NHS, schools, councils and disabled people.
The Prime Minister vowed to end austerity at the Tory Party conference last week.
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