Labour calls chancellor’s proposals to reduce Short money bill ‘anti-democratic’ and points to rise in cost of government’s special advisersThe Labour party is set to lose more than £1m a year after George Osborne announced plans for a 19% crop in state funding for opposition parties.
The chancellor was accused of attempting a “despicable rigging of the political system” by Labour after his autumn statement included proposals to slash the funding pot known as “Short money”.
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Source: theguardian.com