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Blairites kick off as leadership opposes austerity charter

by Conrad Landin and Joana Ramiro

RIGHT-WING Labour MPs were rebuked for starting an opportunistic fuss yesterday, after Labour firmed up its opposition to George Osborne’s fiscal charter.

Critics of the party’s new leadership took to TV studios to slam shadow chancellor John McDonnell for reversing his position.

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