UK ‘can’t afford’ not to build runways, says minister ahead of Rachel Reeves’ big growth speech – UK politics live
UK ‘can’t afford’ not to build runways, says minister ahead of Rachel Reeves’ big growth speech – UK politics live
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Good morning. Rachel Reeves is today delivering a speech on growth that has been subject to almost as much advance pitch-rolling and pre-briefing as you get for a budget. And no wonder, because she is hoping that it will do almost as much work, politically at least, as a budget. Although she has not had to unravel the mega, £25bn tax raising package she announced in October, it suppressed business confidence more than she expected and there now seems to be a Westminster consensus that she included a bit too much gloom powder in the cake mix.
Here is our preview of what Reeves will say today, by Pippa Crerar and Heather Stewart. If you judge a speech by the advance headlines (and, yes, that is exactly how some people in government do judge these things), the pre-speech part of the exercise has gone well.
The Guardian: Reeves pledges to create ‘Europe’s. Silicon Valley’ in push for growth #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/bgfhzkfU3k. The Times: PM invokes Thatcher in promise to cut red tape #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/5yVkSPNKtr. The Daily Telegraph: Reeves: I will fight for growth.
#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/285fXeF2oc. Daily Mail: TEAR DOWN BARRIERS TO GROWTH. YOU CREATED #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/cgaxmXauDK. i: Electric vehicle charging boost – as Reeves drives. for UK growth #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/qMiIKfw9PQ.
