Heathrow is currently not punching its weight as a hub airport.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves said she was determined to get "spades in the ground" for the third runway, and for it to be built by 2035.

I am determined to change the UK’s economic model so that public services are run in the public interest with more workers brought back in-house

Heathrow is the perfect example of the problem in the UK in being able to get stuff done.

I am determined to get 'spades in the ground' for the third runway, and for it to be built by 2035.

The age of outsourcing is over.

While the war in the Middle East pushes prices up globally, we have got the right economic plan and inflation has held steady.

We’re protecting families and businesses from rising costs, with cuts in energy bills and freezes in fuel duty and rail fares.

Before the conflict in the Middle East, growth was higher than expected and inflation was falling. This is not a war we wanted or joined, but one that will have an impact at home.

The choices I have made as Chancellor mean our economy is in a stronger position to deal with the costs of the war.

The first duty of the government is to keep its people safe, and in the world in which we live today, it’s increasingly clear that the US and other European countries are going to have to spend more on defence, but crucially spend that…

We are in a constrained fiscal world, and I think we’ll be honest about that, and we’re going to have to spend more on defence.

The money has to come from somewhere, and borrowing cannot always be the answer.

Call me old fashioned but I think governments should stick to a manifesto on which they were elected. That's what we are going to do.

The first duty of any Government is to keep the country safe and I think everybody recognises that and can see - whether it's the Middle East or Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine - that these global events have a real impact here at…

Who knows what the future holds but we were elected on a manifesto that said we wouldn't be joining the single market, customs union and free movement.

If we get this right, working together, this corridor will not just compete globally, it will lead globally. We can do that together.

a delivery vehicle with the powers, the governance, and the mandate to unlock strategic sites and to accelerate growth.

This landmark investment in the heart of the Oxford-to-Cambridge growth corridor will unlock nearly £50bn of economic growth and create tens of thousands of jobs across Bedfordshire in construction, hospitality, creative and technology…

The central bank’s fifth interest rate cut since the last general election in July 2024 was welcome news, helping bring down the cost of mortgages and loans for families and businesses.

The report also clearly shows that the world has changed, which is why I will be in Washington this week defending British interests and making the case for free and fair trade.

In the end, people are going to judge me on the job that I'm doing now as chancellor of the exchequer to grow the economy and put more money in the pockets of working people.