Britain’s new left-leaning government said Sunday that the nation is “broke and broken,” blaming the situation on its predecessors ahead of a major speech on the state of the public finances that is widely expected to lay the groundwork for higher taxes.
U.K. 'broke and broken,' new government says as it prepares to tackle shortfall in public finances
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