Rachel Reeves issues final message ahead of historic autumn Budget

Rachel Reeves issues final message ahead of historic autumn BudgetSource: Rachel Reeves

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00:00Living standards of working people have been so hit by the cost of living crisis.

00:04I like spreadsheets, I like graphs and I've been poring over the detail of the budget

00:10to make sure that this is a fair budget and we're making the right choices but also crucially to

00:16make sure that the numbers add up because it is so important that government keep a tight grip

00:22on spending to ensure that taxes don't have to rise any more than absolutely necessary to bring

00:28stability back to our economy and to ensure that we get our borrowing and our national debt

00:34on a downward trajectory.