The Chancellor used her Labour Party conference speech to insist that she would keep control of the public finances and would "not take risks with the trust placed in us by the British people".But she acknowledged that her choices had been made "harder" by international events and the "long-term damage" done to the economy.

The Chancellor used her Labour Party conference speech to insist that she would keep control of the public finances and would "not take risks with the trust placed in us by the British people".But she acknowledged that her choices had been made "harder" by international events and the "long-term damage" done to the economy.