John Healey: “And we have provided just a bit of breathing-space for those families and businesses that feel so squeezed, that feel…”

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

I want to see wealth creation in this country. I want to see businesses make a profit… (and) we need an active, accountable state at all levels to remove blockages and create the conditions for more investment.

5% represented a 'reasonable ceiling' on the tax.

I want to see this country as a country of wealth creation. I want our government decisions and policies to raise the levels of confidence, and investment, and profit in British business.