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List of shame shows Welsh Labour MPs support for Tory austerity
http://dailywales.net/2015/01/14/list-of-shame-shows-welsh-labour-mps-support-for-tory-austerity/Last week an independent report showed how Westminster austerity was hitting Wales hardest – causing poverty, debt and a growing reliance on foodbanks.
This week, Welsh Labour MPs voted emphatically, alongside their Tory colleagues, to continue with this policy for the next five years.
The Labour Party showed exactly where its loyalty lies as 23 of their Welsh MPs voted in favour of the UK Government’s Charter for Budget Responsibility, with three abstaining.
All of the London controlled parties were in support as Welsh Tory and Liberal Democrat MPs helped vote through an estimated £30 billion worth of cuts to public services over the next five years.
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