Reeves: ‘Working people demanded and deserved change’

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Chancellor Rachel Reeves says that her “fair and necessary choices” faced significant opposition, but “working people demanded and deserved change” in the Budget. Report by Ketchs. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00They were the fair and necessary choices and we faced opposition to them from

00:05opponents to planning reform who will always demand that the future is built

00:10somewhere else not in their backyard. Opponents to trade who want to take us

00:16down the path of isolation and division. Opponents to investment who believe that

00:22the only good thing a government can do is get out of the way. Opponents who

00:26insist that the only way to balance the books is to cut public spending. And

00:32opponents who say that we don't need to balance the books at all. But we made

00:38these choices for a reason. Because after 14 years of Conservative government,

00:44working people demanded and deserved change.

00:51Investment, not cuts to our public services. Stability for our public finances. The single

01:00most important factor in getting the cost of living down. And economic growth, the best

01:06means to improve wages, create jobs and support public services.

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