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An Afghanistan veteran in Shropshire says he’s ’terrified’ of Labour’s budget as one charity launches an ‘emergency’ winter support fund. Liam Murphy served in the Life Guards regiment of the Household Cavalry and fought in combat operations in Afghanistan. When he left the armed forces, he was on universal credit, and living without any gas. Ahead of Rachel Reeve’s first budget as Chancellor, Liam says there’s not enough support for veterans and he’s fearful about what’s to come. He said: “I’m terrified, they don’t know what the cost-of-living crisis is all about, but I’ll get through, you ha…

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