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Boris Johnson and his Tory cronies lied to the British people when they told us they would end austerity if they were re-elected. Little more than a month after the election they are already going back on their promise.
Tory Chancellor Sajid Javid has been accused of abandoning his pre-election pledge to end austerity after he ordered ministers to identify savage cuts for departmental budgets.
The Chancellor promised just months ago that no department would have to shrink their budgets in 2020 but today he wrote to cabinet ministers, asking them to draw up cuts of up to 5% of their spending plans.
Sajid Javid abandons pledge to end austerity with savage cuts plan
Tory Chancellor Sajid Javid has been accused of abandoning his pre-election pledge to end austerity after he ordered ministers to identify savage cuts for departmental budgets.
The Chancellor promised just months ago that no department would have to shrink their budgets in 2020 but today he wrote to cabinet ministers, asking them to draw up cuts of up to 5% of their spending plans.
Sajid Javid abandons pledge to end austerity with savage cuts plan