John Healey: “We have backed British jobs, British skills and British businesses.”

The prime minister and I are in lockstep in our commitment to meeting the fiscal rules at the upcoming Budget, to balancing the books with a buffer to protect against uncertainty.

Whether it is the cost of business or the cost of living, the only way we deal with these in the long term is growth.

I want people to feel confident about Britain and our future.

Since 2022, we have been paying that Truss penalty as we battle to re-establish belief in Britain and the UK’s fiscal sustainability.