Chancellor confirmed welfare cuts of £4.8bn in spring statement, but insisted the priority was to restore stability to the public finances

Q: You did not mention Trump by name, but he is the reason the world has changed. But do you accept you had an impact too – your budget decisions were bad for business confidence?

Reeves says the OBR said three-quarters of the reduction in the headroom was due to global borrowing costs rising.

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