JO SWINSON’S defence of austerity shows that the Liberal Democrats have “learned nothing” from the devastation inflicted by their coalition government’s spending cuts, Momentum said today.

Lib Dem leader Ms Swinson, who has said that she’s ready to become prime minister and has historically backed Tory austerity, indicated earlier this week that a government led by her would be more regressive than the current administration.

In an interview during her party’s conference in Bournemouth she refused to apologise for spending cuts and mocked PM Boris Johnson’s government for claiming to end austerity.