The Chancellor insisted Tory austerity had been a “destructive choice” which would not be repeated.
The Chancellor’s speech, a little over a month before her first Budget on October 30, was an attempt to strike a more optimistic tone about the UK’s economy after months of gloomy messages about the inheritance she was left by the Tories.
The Chancellor said: “Because I know how much damage has been done in those 14 years, let me say one thing straight up: there will be no return to austerity.
“Conservative austerity was a destructive choice for our public services, and for investment and growth, too.
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