Reeves breaks Conservative recordpublished at 12:44 Greenwich Mean Time October 30

12:44 GMT 30 October

Henry Zeffman
chief political correspondent

Rachel Reeves opens with a condemnation of the Conservative Partywhich she says has “failed” Britain.

It is striking that she did not limit her criticism to the governments of recent years, but blamed the 14 years.

Firstly, she said, “their austerity broke the NHS” – this is an attack on the Cameron government from 2010-2016.

Then, she said, “their Brexit” hurt British business – meaning May and Johnson, 2016-2022.

And finally he attacked Liz Truss’s mini-budget.

The chancellor wants to remind taxpayers who may be about to encounter some tough news that, as far as she’s concerned, it’s down to the Tory record.