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McDonnell warns justice to decline under Tory budget

JOHN McDONNELL warned yesterday that the justice system was at risk of further decline at “huge human cost” as a result of next month’s Budget.

The shadow chancellor released the first in a series of shadow Treasury team reports last night ahead of the March 11 Budget, highlighting the sharp decline in public services after a decade of Tory rule.

He warned that the upcoming Budget looked likely to “risk another five years of decline and disappointment” for the justice system.

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