Rachel Reeves: “If we get this right, working together, this corridor will not just compete globally, it will lead globally. We can do…”

I am absolutely certain if we could go back two years, there are choices that I made that would be different.

I wish the very best of luck to my successor, Andy and his cabinet. You have my full support, and I will continue to play my part in helping this Labour government deliver the change the country needs.

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.

It has been the privilege of my life to serve as the Chancellor of the Exchequer. 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.