Rachel Reeves: “It is a farce and a desperate distraction, and the people of Clacton deserve better. But if he wants to spend the summer…”

But look at the big picture, look at the plan, look at the strategy that I have been pursuing, and that strategy was to return stability to the economy, to enable interest rates to come down.

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…

Radical change without credibility does not endure, and credibility cannot be sustained without delivering change that meets the moment.