Rachel Reeves: “I’m impatient for change, and I totally get that people want to see their lives changed.”

Radical change is only possible if it comes with credibility. That is my mission as Chancellor. That is the mission of this government, and I know it will remain the mission of the next.

The economy today is stronger, fairer and more resilient because of the choices we have taken as a Labour Government over the past two years.

Stability restored, investment delivered and reform to our economy under way. I said when I was appointed Chancellor that I would judge my time in office if the lives ordinary working class people have been improved. I’m proud to say that…

I think that we need to be much bolder and go much further moving towards a trusted economic and security partnership, where the default is the UK is included not excluded.