Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves vows that “there will be no return to austerity” in the UK under the Labour government.
She says her plan for Britain’s growth is to “unlock investments” and bring prosperity back to the country.
We speak to her about the UK economy, austerity, the NHS and gifts to Labour cabinet members.
Krishnan Guru-Murthy: There’s a clear change of tone at conference, that the doom and gloom is sort of giving away to a bit more of the future. How happy and optimistic are you feeling now?
Rachel Reeves:I’ve never been more optimistic about our country’s future and our country’s prospects. We have fantastic businesses, entrepreneurs, working people who work hard and want to get on in life. The last few years, instability and chaos has held back our country. But now we are returning stability to our public finances, and we’re making the pro-business, pro-growth reforms to …