Andrew Cooper: 'Budget will help ensure a brighter future for all'

Also the first ever Budget delivered by a female Chancellor of the Exchequer, Ms Reeves drew a line under more than a decade of stagnation to provide the vital reset that our economy needs.

This Budget not only addresses the immediate challenges we face but will also fix the foundations in the long-term to ensure a brighter and fairer future for all.

While many aspects of the Budget are welcome, from the extra £22.6 billion to cut NHS waiting lists, to an additional £11.2 billion to give every child the best start in life, recruit more teachers, and bolster SEND provision in our schools, it is providing a safe, decent and affordable home for all that I want to focus on here.

In recent years we have witnessed a dramatic rise in house prices and soaring rental costs, leaving many individuals and families struggling to secure a roof over their heads.

In Mid Cheshire, average prices have increased by 59 per cent since 2010, while earnings have increased by only 23 per cent over the same period.

For many young, hard-working people, the dream of home ownership has slipped away.

That is why the Government’s additional investment in the affordable homes programme, and the certainty it is providing housing associations is so important so that we can increase the stock of social housing, as well as get young people on the property ladder at a price they can afford.

It is vital that support is in place for vulnerable people as well, which is why I support the additional money allocated in the Budget to tackle homelessness once and for all.

I believe every individual deserves a safe and stable place to call home. That is how we transform lives and strengthen communities.

I am proud we have a Labour Government in office who take the housing crisis seriously, intent on building a Britain where everyone has a place to call home.

This Budget is the reset our country needs to get us back to economic growth and I am proud to support it.