RUSHES: Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves speech

Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves speech; ENGLAND: London: INT Rachel Reeves MP (Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer) speech SOT Nigel Lawson dismissed abolishing NI contributions decades ago I spent a long time that Lawson was wrong but on this he was right Still right today Sunak and Hunt are ploughing ahead with reckless plan More tunes from Liz Truss songbook Party first and country second Decline over prosperity Conservatives in power Low growth Public services in deep decline The Conservative economic model has failed Their plan is not working They've crashed car and left it on side of road They're saying this is best you can hope for We can do so much better People want change Falls to us to offer that change Show ambition that British people deserve No gimmicks or shortcuts No pursuit of political dividing lines against national interest Achieve fastest growth in G7 In all parts of country Offering plan for new economy Let Britain compete in world once again Warm words are not enough I don't underestimate challenges we face Overcoming them requires vision, courage and responsible govt Offering stability in fast changing world At this election stability is change Underpinned by strong set of fiscal rules Stability of purpose Meet challenges of future