Rachel Reeves

"The war will have an impact at home."

"Before the conflict in the Middle East, growth was higher than expected and inflation was falling."

"Before the conflict in the Middle East, growth was higher than expected and inflation was falling."

"Before the conflict in the Middle East, growth was higher than expected and inflation was falling."

"The short term priority should be unfreezing the thresholds as that is having the most acute impact on the cost of living."

"While the war in the Middle East pushes prices up globally, we have got the right economic plan and inflation has held steady."

"I am determined to get 'spades in the ground' for the third runway, and for it to be built by 2035."

"Putting our stability at risk when signs of progress are emerging would leave families and businesses worse off."

"Especially over the summer, things can be a bit more expensive. So we are targeting this directly at families."

""I'm supporting Andy to be prime minister.""

""I don't think anyone can doubt my commitment to the prime minister.""

""Because if you lose control of the public finances, it is ordinary working people and businesses who pay the price with higher inflation, higher taxes and indeed higher interest rates.""

"it was 'absolutely essential' savings were passed on to customers, who should 'push back very firmly' if suppliers failed to do so."

"the government had 'the right economic plan' for the country"

"it is important that when Andy walks through that door he has a worked-through plan, because governing is hard in Britain, and lots of challenges and shocks will come his way"

"People are impatient for change - I'm impatient for change and I totally get that people want to see their lives changed faster."

"Andy will take over an economy that is much stronger than the one I inherited from the Conservatives just two years ago."

"The forecasts today confirm that the choices this government has made are the right ones."

"It is reassuring to know it is a competitive market but the lack of protection for these households does concern me so we will look very seriously at what can be done."

"I stand ready to support a co-ordinated release of collective IEA oil reserves."

"Some businesses are using this crisis as an opportunity to rip off consumers."

"That is why we've asked the CMA (the Competition and Markets Authority) to look at the issues around heating oil."

"It is reassuring to know it is a competitive market but the lack of protection for these households does concern me so we will look very seriously at what can be done."

""Some businesses are using this crisis as an opportunity to rip off consumers.""

"Some businesses are using this crisis as an opportunity to rip off consumers."

"There’s two things going on in terms of heating oil."

"Our economic plan is the right one, but I know there is more to do."

"measures to cut energy costs from April 2026."

"Brexit did deep damage."

"Heating oil prices have spiked sharply, and I know that for families in rural communities that is a real and urgent problem."

"ensure people's hard-earned savings are delivering the best returns and driving more investment into the UK economy."

"We are also acting to protect people from unfair price rises if they occur, bring down food prices at the till, and cut red tape to boost long-term energy security."

"I want to learn the lessons of the past because when Russia invaded Ukraine, the richest, the best-off third of households got more than a third of the support."

"Too many are struggling to make ends meet and that has to change."

"the Labour government would keep the triple lock until the end of the current Parliament."