Jo Swinson apologises for supporting austerity in coalition: 'It was not the right policy'

Jo Swinson has apologised to those impacted by the austerity policies implemented by the 2010-15 coalition government. In a half-hour interview with Andrew Neil, the Liberal Democrat leader acknowledged that while in the coalition she backed the benefits cap and private tendering in the NHS – which she now wants to reverse

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