John Healey walks into Downing Street for a cabinet meeting. He is wearing a blue suit, red tie and white shirt and carries a red, and a green, folder under his arm.Image source, EPA/Shutterstock
ByChris MasonPolitical editor
  • Published31 minutes ago

Two quotes from the chancellor and the prime minister get to the heart of this Budget.

"The money New Labour had in the 90s is simply not there now….Britain has it harder now," the Chancellor, John Healey, said last month.

And from Andy Burnham, days before he became prime minister: "This change...is the most significant change moment in our politics for 40 years."

So what happens when the economic realities confront the political ambitions of this new government?