John Healey: “Fiscal credibility is the bedrock for economic stability and for national security”

Despite conflicts in the Middle East and Europe hitting people across the world, today's figures offer more proof of Britain's resilience in the face of these global shocks.

I’m working on different ways we can step up support for Ukraine: military, diplomatic and economic, and you know, if anybody needed any reminder of that, it’s what we see coming out of Ukraine, with [Vladimir] Putin targeting these energy…

My observation on the banks is that people too often see them as big, distant financial institutions, when they are hardwired into the economic fabric of this country and our future prospects.

I want the budget to be a budget that gives Britain a bit of breathing space – but also reinforces the strength of our fiscal plans and the strength of our resilience and our economy for the future.