There's only one topic to write about this week: @andyburnham's positive, patriotic, social democratic speech. To wrap up the week, I'm sharing answers to the questions I’ve most often been asked about changes the PM announced to the Triple Lock 🧵 torstenbell.substack.com/p/t…

From today we’re removing tax from your electricity bills. We are acting to give people some breathing space where we can, while we make the long-term changes needed to strengthen Britain’s resilience against global economic shocks.

From the cost of living to cost of business, the lasting answer is stronger growth. I welcome today's upward GDP revision, which means the UK had the fastest G7 growth so far this year This is fragile with big global pressures, but we’ll keep driving for growth in every postcode

A new National Care Service. Greater public control of water, energy, and housing. A National Commission on Electoral Reform. Strengthening our relationship with Europe. Reforming the education and welfare system. Today I set out a different path for Britain. You may disagree with some or all of what I have said today. But I have given you what you often say is missing from politics. Honesty, ideas and a clear direction for the country we all love. If you agree with enough of what I have said, get behind this plan. And get behind each other. It's time to draw a line. To move beyond a decade of drift and division. To bring a spirit of unity and positivity back to our country. To unlock the working-class aspiration that is still there in every postcode. To hope again.

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Good work, fresh hope, a new age of industry and the solidarity that has always carried this country forward.

"I see the best asset we have in Britain in our young people," John Healey says "We can help this generation move from generation jeopardy, to generation hope," the chancellor adds Follow live: bbc.in/4AU4ONh

Getting ready 🌹 #Lab26

This is what's coming up at Labour Conference today.

UK chancellor John Healey will announce at the Labour conference that Britain is about to enter ‘a new age of industrialisation’ as he confirms a £6bn plan to build three floating docks at the Royal Navy’s submarine base on the Clyde in Scotland. ft.trib.al/NSIjebP

If you don't have help from the bank of Mum and Dad, this is for you: This government is introducing the Your First Home scheme to help more young people buy their first home with a deposit of just 2.5%. That means less to save upfront, and lower monthly costs once you’ve got the keys. And this help is coming soon, with pre-registration set to open by the end of the year.

What drives me is creating good growth in every postcode

The British icon Henry turns 45 this year, and now he's got three new siblings: Emma, John and Andy. They're heading to the Treasury and Downing Street straight from the factory in Somerset. #NationalManufacturingDay @JohnHealey_MP @andyburnham

Expanding access to affordable credit, encouraging saving & strengthening financial resilience in communities across the country. Thank you to credit union leaders for joining me at No 10 North today to discuss how we can help facilitate the further growth of the sector 🤝

Exclusive: The UK is tightening sanctions on Iranian banks as part of the US-led economic pressure campaign aiming to force Tehran into signing a deal to end the war Details here, following John Healey + Scott Bessent’s call today: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Good to speak with @SecScottBessent today about stepping up pressure on Iran and how we work together to drive growth in both our nations. 🇬🇧 🇺🇸

This is why I'm in New York.

The war in the Middle East is impacting on inflation worldwide. Not just here at home. Restoring hope won’t happen overnight, but our early action to cut tax on electricity bills, cap bus fares and cut business rates for pubs, clubs and music venues is providing breathing space.

I'm in Derby today to announce a new fleet of British-built trains to deliver faster, more frequent and more reliable journeys across the North. We're backing our businesses, delivering better trains and reindustrialising our country. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd94…

On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, we remember the nearly 3,000 people who were killed, including 67 Britons. My thoughts are with all those who lost friends and family members that terrible day. Time may pass, but I know the grief is still felt just as deeply today. On this anniversary, we must remember that hatred and fear did not have the last word on 9/11. The terrorists sought to weaken and divide America, and everyone who believes in the values our countries share. But our response was clear: those who seek to destroy our way of life will never win. I saw that same defiance in Greater Manchester. When I was Mayor, Manchester was the victim of two horrific terrorist attacks. I will never forget the messages of support and friendship from people across America who knew better than anyone the suffering of our city. Some of the children of those killed in the 9/11 attacks wrote to the families of the people killed in Manchester, and they said this: We are you and you are us. We are one. We will never forget these terrible events, but we refuse to be defined by them. Terror still knocks on the door of democracy, but the United Kingdom and the United States stand together in memory of those we lost, and in defence of the values we cherish. We are you and you are us. And we will prevail.