Conor McGinn MP Member of Parliament for St Helens North
The Spring Statement from the Chancellor is more of the same failed austerity from this Tory Government.
In the five years up to 2020, St Helens Council will see its budget cut by хЃ21.9 million лв nearly a third of its government funding.
This is a disgraceful and prolonged attack on the public services that communities across our borough rely on лв from local libraries to road maintenance.
More cuts is not the answer. We need to properly support our councils that have been forced to do more with fewer resources, and our communities who are suffering as a result.