Yesterday, I contributed to the second day of debate on the Chancellor's autumn statement.
These are undoubtedly difficult times and they require tough decisions. We have faced unprecedented external shocks, with both the pandemic and Putin's illegal war in Ukraine costing the country billions of pounds and stoking inflation.
The Chancellor's plan will tackle the cost of living crisis and rebuild our economy. It was honest about the challenges we face and fair in its response. Inflation makes everyone poorer, which is why our number one priority is to grip inflation.
Our plan is fair and involves a roughly equal split between tax rises and spending cuts, with the greatest burden falling on those who can afford it most - for example those earning over £125,000. There are no headline tax increases to the main rates of VAT, income tax or national insurance. And there is more money for schools and the NHS, and a plan to boost economic growth.
This Government is not only tackling inflation but protecting people from it, through the Energy Price Guarantee, maintaining the Pensions Triple Lock, raising pension credit and other benefits in line with inflation, and the biggest ever increase in the national living wage.
You can read the text of my full speech in the comments section or you can read the whole debate here.