Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales react coolly to Hunt’s autumn statement

SNP accuses chancellor of reintroducing austerity, while Welsh government warns of gap' in funding despite 1.2bn uplift

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The Scottish National party has accused the chancellor of reintroducing austerity after he announced that Scotland would get a 1.5bn uplift in funding over the next two years in the autumn statement.

Jeremy Hunt told parliament that the NHS and schools in Scotland facing equivalent pressures" to those in England would benefit from the funding under the Barnett formula, which is used by the Treasury to allocate expenditure to devolved administrations.