John McDonnell responds to PM telling cabinet ministers to cut wasteful spending

John McDonnell MP, Shadow Chancellor, commenting on Boris Johnson telling cabinet ministers to cut wasteful spending, said: 

‘During the election the IFS said that austerity was baked into the Government's future spending plans. 

‘So this looks like a cuts round dressed up as an efficiency exercise with the government desperately looking for funds down the back of the sofa.’

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