Judge last week’s budget in the light of our bold plans to sweep away red tape, tackle inactivity among young people and pursue a closer trading relationship with the EU Keir Starmer is the prime minister of the United Kingdom Report: Labour’s economic plan will take years to deliver, Starmer says At the budget last week, we made the right choices for Britain, cutting the cost of energy with £150 off bills , protecting the NHS and tackling the scourge of child poverty by removing the two-child limit. We also ensured that the revenue we raised through taxes was done fairly, with everyone contributing but those with the broadest shoulders contributing their fair share. As a result of the choices we made, the budget created a more stable economic environment, driving down inflation and government bond yields . This is vital for protecting our public services, when £1 in every £10 spent by government goes on debt interest. The budget builds on the action we have already taken to improve the economy: providing £120bn in extra capital investment in such things as roads, rail and energy; enacting the biggest planning reforms in a generation to back builders, not blockers; supporting the expansion of Heathrow and Gatwick; and signing trade deals with the EU, India and the US. Taken together, these have allowed us to exceed our growth forecasts . Keir Starmer is the prime minister of the United Kingdom Continue reading...