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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.

Today's borrowing figures also show the huge pressure on our public finances. The only real answer is to boost growth, and protect our economy from the global shocks it faces, like Trump's illegal Iran war.

And to every young woman and girl let my time in office show there should be no ceilings on your ambitions, your hopes or your dreams.

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…

Labour’s tax hikes and reckless borrowing stoked inflation, and Andy Burnham has already made billions of pounds of spending commitments without any plan to pay for them.

That is why yesterday we cut VAT on electricity bills and today we’re announcing a £2 cap on bus fares from January.

While Andy Burnham’s cabinet are joking about letting criminals out of prison early, Conservatives are listening to victims and will continue to fight this disgusting policy.

I think everyone can see there was no ill intent behind this ribbing of the new lord chancellor – a role I once filled and which comes with immense challenges thanks to the vandalism inflicted on our justice system by the last Conservative…

I fear that he is somewhat captive to a prime minister who seems to want to go back to the 1970s and huge spending and state intervention.

This action to ease the cost of living is funded by savings made elsewhere, so there’s no burden to British taxpayers, just pounds going back into their pockets.

There is a chance to radically change how victims are considered in the system and to improve victims of violence against women and girls’ end-to-end experience of the justice system.

It flies in the face of basic fairness, and the British public are right to be furious.

I will work in lockstep with the new PM to meet the fiscal rules with a buffer against uncertainty.

It's a relief that Burnham has woken up to that

It's not created competition. What you've seen is bills going up and up and up over years and years and years.

Fiscal credibility is the bedrock for economic stability and for national security

I will work across governments to deliver for Welsh communities and build a strong Wales within a strong United Kingdom.

I think we'll have a summer of these little headline grabbing small announcements.