Reeves welcomes growth figures as former No 10 adviser says taxes will have to rise in budget – UK politics live

The chancellor hailed ‘the potential of the UK economy’ as one official said taxes will go up in the autumn

At 10.30am Robert Jenrick, the shadow justice secretary, has an urgent question in the Commons on “the public safety implications of the government’s plan to set a 28-day limit on prison sentences for recalled offenders”.

And later, after the business statement, the Foreign Office minister Stephen Doughty will make a statement on a review of sanctions implementation and enforcement. This will start at some point after 12pm

We’re set to be the fastest growing economy in the G7 in the first three months of this year and that’s incredibly welcome, but I know that there is more to do.

The cost of living crisis continues to affect families right across our country. I understand that and I hear that.