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

As G20 countries seek to make the most of AI opportunities, I’m determined Britain has a lead role in harnessing this technology to drive more jobs, better public services, and growth that’s UK-wide.

As the new chancellor, John Healey, weighs the price of energy support for struggling households, however, he will have to contend with higher borrowing costs.

Britain faces these global pressures from a position of relative strength, the fastest growth in the G7 advanced nations in the first half of this year, the deficit being cut faster than in any other G7 country,

Our commitment to stand with the Ukrainian people is unshakeable. We will bear down on those propping up Putin’s war as we push to secure a just and lasting peace.