John Healey: “I know people are worried about the impact of the conflict in the Middle East on their cost of living, which has been…”

Britain has it harder now. We had 13 years of flatlining tory growth in living standards when Cameron’s austerity gutted our public services, when Johnson’s Brexit hammered our exports and Truss’s mini budget crashed our economy.

Cutting welfare spending was a priority and announced that every mayor in England would have access to a Local Apprenticeships Service from March 2027 to generate thousands more youth opportunities.

The best thing we can offer a young person is not a benefit payment - it's a first job with training and a wage.

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