End austerity in public services, John McDonnell tells chancellor

Shadow chancellor says emergency budget is needed to tackle scale of funding shortages in housing, policing and health

The shadow chancellor, John McDonnell, has demanded an emergency budget to end austerity in public services.

McDonnell said he feared next week’s budget would not be ambitious enough to tackle the scale of funding shortages in housing, health, and law and order.

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