Recent Speeches and Appearances

I thank the hon. Lady. She is rightly not happy with the level of economic inactivity; that is why we are bearing down on it.

If our plans are half-baked and rehashed, why has the OBR confirmed that by the end of the forecast period, 371,000 fewer people will be rec

One of the principal costs of running a motor vehicle is the fuel in the tank.

Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. The right hon. Lady commenced her remarks by saying much about where Labour is on tax.

Let me talk about the general point that the right hon. Member for Leeds West (Rachel Reeves) made about the tax burden.

It is an entirely disingenuous statement to say that there is any such unfunded commitment.

There is no immediate Government approach to merging income tax and national insurance, and I rather put that in the category of those comme

My point is that the externalities that I referred to, such as covid and the war between Ukraine and Russia, have impacted economies around

I am being asked to conclude, so I think I need to do that.

I can reassure all mortgage holders up and down the country that this Government are absolutely determined to see inflation return to its ta