mistake, our most pressing task when it comes to growth isn t stability and controlling inflation. but that will never be the limit of our ambition. the more we innovate, the more we will grow, and we have a plan for both. second, we also need to create a culture of innovation in our public services. i grew up in an nhs family, it s in my blood. and as your prime minister, i will always protect an nhs free at point of use. and that s why in a budget where we had to make savings overall, we didn t cut the funding for health and social care, we increased by £8 billion. so, let no one ever doubt our commitment to the brilliant men and women who work in our nhs. but our ambition for our country s most
but mr sunak, a keen supporter of brexit, rejected that. our business editor, simonjack, has more details. this 200 year old family business in dudley makes roof tiles using nine energy hungry kilns. add that to rising wages and customers feeling the same pressure, and the outlook is tough. i think when we project forward, we are very worried. the environment that we are selling into is going to become more challenging. if we ve got to put our prices up to reflect all the cost pressures that we re facing, there comes a point where people just can t afford to buy your products. 30 miles away, the prime minister told business he d stabilised the economy and was optimistic about the future. our most pressing task when it comes to growth is stability and controlling inflation. but that will never be the limit of our ambition. the more we innovate,
the economy and was optimistic about the future. our most pressing task when it comes to growth is stability and controlling inflation. but that will never be the limit of our ambition. the more we innovate, the more we will grow. but business leaders are increasingly talking of a need to review post brexit immigration and trade policy. but today the prime minister squashed any notion of a rethink. under my leadership, the united kingdom will not pursue any relationship with europe that relies on alignment with eu laws. now, i voted for brexit, i believe in brexit and i know that brexit can deliver and is already delivering enormous benefits and opportunities for the country. you can t move around here without seeing or hearing the word growth. and the prime minister came today to talk about innovation, driving the growth in the jobs and the industries of the future. but for most people here, they have much more pressing concerns. high energy bills, of course,
the more we will grow. but business leaders are increasingly talking of a need to review post brexit immigration and trade policy. but today the prime minister squashed any notion of a rethink. under my leadership, the united kingdom will not pursue any relationship with europe that relies on alignment with eu laws. now, i voted for brexit, i believe in brexit, and i know that brexit can deliver and is already delivering enormous benefits and opportunities for the country. you can t move around here without seeing or hearing the word growth . and the prime minister came today to talk about innovation, driving the growth in the jobs and the industries of the future. but for most people here, they have much more pressing concerns. high energy bills, of course, there s a chronic labour shortage, and a big dip in trade with the eu. and it s that short term growth that many feel isn t getting enough attention. the question is, how on earth do we grow? and that s why you re starting to see