The local government finance settlement represents ‘a continuation of the begging bowl culture that continues on a never-ending loop’, shadow minister Jim McMahon has said.
Speaking in yesterday’s House of Commons debate on the settlement, McMahon said: ‘Today could have been the day when Government brought forward a sustained multi-year settlement, but the Government have failed on every test.’
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