Phillips says people have to be mindful of their own safety but ‘you can definitely ask if someone is alright’

Rain Newton-Smith, the CBI chief executive, has given the government credit for “drawing the curtain on a near decade of instability at home”.

But, in line with the advance briefing, she also used her speech to the CBI conference this morning to argue that the tax rises in the budget will harm business.

What really defines growth is the decisions made in boardrooms up and down the country.

It’s CFOs [chief financial officers] asking, ‘can we afford to invest? Can we afford to expand? Can we afford to take a chance on new people?’

From now on, we need to shift from consultation to co-design.

Tax rises like this must never again be simply done to business. That’s the road to unintended consequences.

Yes, I would, but I would say always do it safely.

If you say something in the street that’s really worrying you, you should ring 999.