The Conservative Party created havoc but at least Rishi Sunak left Labour a growing economy. Starmer and Reeves sank it by whingeing on and on about their £22billion black hole. They behaved more like student activists than people charged with actually leading the country.

Britain's economy shrank unexpectedly by 0.1% in October, adding to signs of a bigger-than-expected slowdown in more bad news for finance minister Rachel Reeves, who described Friday's official data as "disappointing".

The UK economy shrunk again in October, according to official figures, in yet another blow to Rachel Reeves. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said output fell by 0.1 per cent following the 0.1 per cent decline recorded for the previous month.