Andrew Lewin

The housing crisis is a multifaceted problem. We have to build more homes of all tenures, but Your First Home is a really important part of driving demand, particularly because young people who are re

I am going to make some progress. Today the Chancellor has asked the banks to contribute more via a surcharge, and it is really important that we look at the context in which we are having this discus

I will not give way now, but I may do so later. [Interruption.] I am keen to make some progress. Closer to home, in Welwyn Hatfield, 35,000 households will benefit from the £100 direct payment to help

I think the right hon. Member is talking about the issue of the Chagos Islands, which has absolutely no bearing on the speech that I am making today, but if the Conservative party wants to hold to its

It is news to me that I will be writing the manifesto, but I am always open to a promotion. Our spending review will cover all elements of spending on public services, but this is a Government who hav

This is a Budget that supports those who need it most through the winter and that ask the banks, which are on course to make record profits, to make a greater contribution. Crucially, it backs young p