John Healey: “Sir Keir Starmer is unable and the Treasury has been unwilling, to commit the resources that the nation needs to defend…”

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.

As the UK’s second financial centre, Edinburgh is a fitting host for the G20 finance meeting.

Economic growth is my and Burnham’s number one mission in government.

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.