Rachel Reeves is will use her speech at the Labour party conference today to rule out a return to austerity as criticism over the winter fuel payments continues.

Rachel Reeves is set to promise a Budget that will “rebuild Britain” in a speech at the Labour Party Conference that will claim that the “work of change has only just begun”.

But the chancellor's conference speech on Monday risks being overshadowed by the row over her decision to axe winter fuel payments.

Reeves pledges investment to ‘rebuild Britain’ will feature in Budget - The Chancellor will signal future investment in public services after weeks of emphasising the difficult economic legacy Labour has inherited.

Finance minister Rachel Reeves will promise Britain on Monday there will be no return to "austerity" or widespread spending cuts despite previous warnings of a tough budget aimed at fixing the foundations of the economy.

The UK’s new Labour government won’t return to the austerity cuts of its Conservative predecessors, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves will promise on Monday, as she pivots toward a more positive narrative after weeks of warning about the dire state of the public finances.

Chancellor comes into conference in the city under pressure over her controversial move to cut winter fuel payments