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People will not put up with austerity any more, and the pressure is on Hammond to end it.

But today he gave a broken-promise Budget, failing to end austerity, which was always a political choice.

For more than eight years the Tories have given huge tax giveaways to the few while driving our public services into crisis.

By choosing to cut rather than invest, Tories have failed to fix the weaknesses of the economy: low growth, low investment, low pay.

Now, their approach to Brexit is putting it at risk. Tories have announced the end of austerity three times and never delivered.

Much more is needed to start undoing the damage caused by cuts since 2010.

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The £20billion promised for the NHS is “simply not enough”, according to the independent Health Foundation, and can’t come at the expense of other public services.

Local councils faces a funding gap of £7.8billion by 2025. Local services are at breaking point. School funding has been cut by 8%.

Universal credit is pushing families into poverty. UC will leave the poorest families £200 a month worse off, yet 75% of post-2015 social security cuts are to come.

Tories have spent more time arguing with them­selves than negotiating with the EU. Labour will negotiate a Brexit deal that respects the referendum result whilst protecting jobs and rights at work. Labour will rebuild our economy for the many and not the few.