John Healey: “The proposed settlement for the defence investment plan (DIP) falls well short of what is required for defence and the…”

We have to bring the benefits bill down.

And every chancellor would say that’s for the budget, and I’ll set out my plans and the future route for government for this country at that budget.

The money New Labour had in the nineties is simply not there now.

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.