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Healey now needs to urgently tackle unemployment, by scrapping Rachel Reeves' unfair jobs tax that is stifling businesses and slamming the door shut on job opportunities.

The new Chancellor needs to turn things around, and fast. The economy is stuck in the slow lane while job seekers and families pay the price.

For too long, too many people have struggled with the cost of living. Today's energy tax cut will give families some breathing room on bills, and provide some reassurance this winter.

I am certain that a headmark date for 3% of GDP on defence in 2030 is what Britain must set.

He [Burnham] really understands the bigger, bolder measures that are needed to live up to the manifesto promises.

Our manifesto did talk about the redistribution of power, it did talk about the rewiring of our country, it did talk about taking on some of those vested interests.

People would be hugely relieved to know they are no longer set to be forced to hand over their data just to go about their daily lives

After pressure from the Conservatives, mandatory ID was already apparently off the table. Andy Burnham now needs to explain whether that was untrue, or whether he is simply claiming credit for a decision that had already been taken

It's actually about the attention and the focus, so that the whole of government machinery can work in service of the agenda and the vision that the Labour government is setting out under Andy Burnham

The money saved by scrapping the scheme was not an insignificant amount and would be reprioritised and redistributed in different ways

When values of democracy, the rule of law and freedom are under threat as never before, I would "carry that spirit, their spirit, into my work as foreign secretary".

It was the "honour of my life" to serve as foreign secretary.

We see you. We see your activity over our cables and our pipelines, and you should know that any attempt to damage them will not be tolerated and will have serious consequences.

Keir will have to reflect on that.

It is right that the British public shares those worries, for jobs, for the pace of change.

The best case for it is compelling beyond our dreams: a reindustrialised Britain, stronger national security, public services transformed for the better.

AI is likely the most significant technology in human history. Its impact will dwarf other things.

It's a simple way for families to save a few quid, and to mechanically help to keep inflation that little bit lower.