John Healey addresses Labour conference in first speech as chancellor – UK politics live

John Healey, UK chancellor of the exchequer, delivered his first conference speech to Labour's annual gathering, pledging a "new age of industrialisation" and commitment to fiscal rules ahead of his first Budget in a month. Addressing youth unemployment, he said the government has a "moral duty" to offer young people jobs with training and wages rather than benefit payments. Healey stressed his belief in Britain's economic prospects.