the shadow chancellor had to step in at the last minute today after labour's leader tested positive for covid. families struggling with a cost of living crisis, businesses hit by a supply chain crisis. those who rely on our schools and hospitals and our police... they won't recognise the world that the chancellor is describing. they will think that he is living in a parallel universe. the only way to be a prudent and responsible chancellor is to be a green chancellor. to invest in the transition to a zero carbon economy and give british businesses a head start in the industries of the future. but with no mention of climate in his conference speech and the most passing of references today, we are burdened with a chancellor unwilling to meet the scale of the challenges we face. instead of doing whatever it takes, the chancellor has done as little as possible.