Dave Chaplin - CEO, ContractorCalculator

My economic plan is the right one for Britain. Today will set out how we are cutting the cost of living, cutting borrowing and growing the economy.

People are rightly impatient to see the change they voted for. It’s our job to make sure that happens. And we’re working day in, day out to see it through.

This result must be a wake up call. It’s time to really listen - and to reflect. Voters want the change that we promised - and they voted for. If we want to unrig the system, if we want to make the change we were sent into Government to make, we have to be braver. A labour agenda that puts people first. That’s what all of us across our movement need to rededicate ourselves to this morning.

What not many people realise about UK student loans is that earners in the middle of the salary range end up paying back far more than either lower or higher earners, as they earn enough to pay the loan and interest back before the 30 year cut off, but not enough to pay it off early before the interest balloons. Someone earning £70k ends up paying almost double someone on £150k.

So Gordon “Nostradamus” Brown has peered into his crystal ball and warned of untold travesties if Reform win. The same Gordon Brown who sold much of Britain’s gold wealth at literal 20 year lows. That gold would be worth £43 billion more in real terms today. Enough Gordon.

Labour MP Richard Burgon has called for all student debt to be cancelled "It's time for a serious discussion about cancelling student debt," he said "This is breaking a whole generation"

I promised to bring bills down and I meant it. And today, because of the decisions this Labour government has made, the energy price cap has lowered by £117.

Netherlands just cancelled the 36% tax on unrealized gains. Back to the drawing board after huge negative public reaction. You can't force people to pay taxes on paper profits they have not realized yet. Especially when those gains can evaporate overnight. This policy was going to destroy retail investors and drive wealth to other countries. People would have been forced liquidate assets just to cover tax bills on holdings they wanted to keep. Public pressure works when enough people speak up.

Stronger rights at work. Better protections for renters. Delivered by Labour. Threatened by Reform. Nigel Farage has declared war on the interests of working people.

Youth unemployment is now 14%. Read that again. Nearly 1 in 7 young people can’t find work. And Labour call themselves “pro-worker”. If you’re a teenager who wants a job, good luck. Entry-level roles are vanishing. Shops aren’t hiring. Bars are cutting staff. Small firms are freezing recruitment. Why? Because Labour made it more expensive to hire. Higher employer NI. Higher wage costs. More risk for small businesses. So the first jobs to go are the first jobs young people need. No work. No experience. No path up. That’s how ambition dies. You don’t help young people by pricing them out of the labour market. If Britain wants a future, we need to make it easier to hire the young, not harder. Cut hiring taxes for under-25s. Back apprenticeships. Reward firms that train. Because when young people can’t get their first step, the whole country moves backwards.