John Healey: “This is the way we start to build new hope and advance the working people of this country.”

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

The prime minister has said, like I have, that we must bring down welfare costs, but we are also responding to the extreme pressure that is there in wider markets.

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.

If I respond to speculation now, that will only fuel more speculation, and it's quite right.