The Conservatives and Reform UK have claimed that advance briefing about the John Healey speeches suggests he does not have a proper policy for growth.

This is from Andrew Griffith, the shadow chancellor.

This is a policy-light word salad from a chancellor who seemingly does not understand how growth is created. It will do little to comfort hard-working families and businesses across the country who are worried about more tax rises or the fact that government borrowing rates are near a 28 year high.

And this is from Robert Jenrick, the Reform UK Treasury spokesperson.

Even Rachel Reeves had more vision than this guff. Days after a market meltdown, when grip and direction are required, John Healey has revealed himself to be an empty vessel with no idea about how to rescue our economy.

And the Lib Dems are criticising Healey’s stance on Europe. Here is the advance comment on the chancellor’s speech from Daisy Cooper, the Lib Dem deputy leader and Treasury spokesperson.

The chancellor can’t seriously talk about ‘turbocharging innovation’ or helping British manufacturers sell abroad whilst ignoring the Brexit trade barriers choking our exporters.

Huge swathes of our economy were left to rot by an incompetent Conservative Party, but now Labour are following the path of stagnant growth with their commitment to Brexit red lines that will see British businesses continue to be wrapped up in red tape as they have been since the damaging Brexit deal.

John Healey is about to deliver his speech on the economy. Here are extracts that were released overnight by the Treasury.

On the UK turning the corner

A new story about Britain. An optimistic story. One of resilience. Pride. Huge latent potential. A country turning a corner. A country whose people, businesses and communities are ready to seize the opportunity of new technologies and new ideas.

On what makes good growth

Ask an economist what growth is and you’ll get a number. But ask the country and you’ll get a different answer. A young person getting a new job in a company that’s on the up. A sole trader winning a new contract that pays for a holiday with their kids. A business winning a new export order, giving the community around it a new lease of life.”

The prime minister laid out a clear diagnosis of what has gone wrong in the past. The solution is a fundamental shift that starts with putting power in the right places.

The next chapter of Britain’s growth story will be written in more places.

On the importance of wealth creation

Instead of getting in the way with complexity and red tape, we need a strong, strategic centre wired to enable local leaders and their ambitions.

That’s why we created No 10 North, working on a dual mission with the Treasury, removing obstacles so that local leaders and businesses can pull together to drive growth and productivity.

I want to see wealth creation in this country. I want to see businesses make a profit. And to create the conditions for that we need an active, accountable state at all levels to remove blockages and create the conditions for more investment.

Good morning. John Healey is giving his first major speech on economic policy since he became chancellor seven weeks ago. It is meant to be the main government news of the morning and, as Pippa Crerar writes in her preview story, Healey will argue the government’s plans to boost growth across the whole country will enable the British economy to “turn a corner”.

Healey’s deputy, Emma Reynolds, the chief secretary to the Treasury, has been giving interviews as part of the build-up.

But, as well as taking questions about growth and tax, Reynolds has also found herself taking questions about the latest far-right protest about immigration, triggered by a large boat carrying migrants arriving for the first time in Portsmouth.

Commenting on the behaviour of the protesters, who blocked roads and some of whom were masked, Reynolds said:

This is thuggish and intimidating behaviour. This is not peaceful protest.

Obviously, as a politician, I absolutely support people’s right to peaceful protest. But this crosses a line and I just want to take the opportunity to thank the police and other emergency services who have brought this under control.

We do not want to see this kind of behaviour anywhere, frankly.

Here is the agenda for the day.

Around 9.30am: John Healey, the chancellor, gives a speech on economic growth in the West Midlands.

11.30am: Downing Street holds a lobby briefing.

2.30pm: Angela Rayner, the housing secretary, takes questions in the Commons.

After 3.30pm: Emma Reynolds, the chief secretary to the Treasury, is due to make a statement to MPs.

Afternoon: MPs start debating the remaining stages of the health bill.

And Chris Bryant, the Northern Ireland secretary, is today meeting the Northern Ireland political leaders, as MLAs (members of the legislative assembly) return to Stormont after the summer recess.

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