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LABOUR’S John McDonnell will warn today that Tory plans to close HM Revenue & Customs offices make Google tax rows more likely.
The shadow chancellor will join PCS union members, many of whom face losing their jobs, at a protest outside Parliament.
In his speech, he will say: “Closing almost all of HMRC’s offices will devastate a department whose funding continues to be slashed by the Tories while they offer mates’ rates that let corporate giants off the hook on tax.” The union has not ruled out industrial action over the job cuts.
Austerity in a red tie is still austerity, warns RAMONA McCARTNEY of the People’s Assembly – rally with us to demand different choices
It is rather strange that Labour continues to give prestigious roles to inappropriate, controversy-mired businessmen who are also major Tory donors. What could Labour possibly be hoping to get out of it, asks SOLOMON HUGHES
Since 2010, one in five firefighter jobs has disappeared alongside 30% funding cuts — all while climate breakdown brings record blazes and flooding. It’s time to fund our fire service properly, writes FBU general secretary STEVE WRIGHT