John Healey: “I want people to feel confident about Britain and our future.”

We will meet those fiscal rules, and I think one of the hallmarks of the IMF’s backing of our fiscal plans is recognition that there isn’t just a forecast for the future, but there’s some evidence of performance already.

The step back from this is that the future of Ukraine is the future of European security, and that’s why it’s so crucial that Putin doesn’t prevail.

It's a sign of resilience in the UK economy that some had not expected

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.