But Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner points out inflation was higher under the Conservatives.

Conservative frontbencher Alex Burghart will deputise for the Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch.

Alex Burghart was speaking at a debate on the future of the union at the Conservative party conference.

The BBC is shown damp on the ceilings and cracks in the NHS community hospital threatened with closure.

Cabinet Office minister Alex Burghart says he wants build up the government's in-house expertise instead.