Rachel Reeves will pledge to "fight" for "growth" and say that Britain "can do so much better" in a major speech, after Cabinet ministers were ordered to ditch policies that could stand in the way of growing the economy.The Chancellor will say that Britain has "fundamental strengths" but has been "held back" and accepted "stagnation" in her address in Oxfordshire on Wednesday.

Rachel Reeves will pledge to "fight" for "growth" and say that Britain "can do so much better" in a major speech, after Cabinet ministers were ordered to ditch policies that could stand in the way of growing the economy.The Chancellor will say that Britain has "fundamental strengths" but has been "held back" and accepted "stagnation" in her address in Oxfordshire on Wednesday.