I challenge Rishi Sunak: vote with Labour to stop a Truss-style disaster happening again | Rachel Reeves

When the former PM crashed the economy, working people suffered. We can never let it happen again, writes the shadow chancellor

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Leadership is not just about having the conviction to take the right decision. It is about having the strength to follow it through. The behaviour of Suella Braverman last week was deeply irresponsible. At a time when those in power should be working with the police to keep our streets safe, she was undermining them. And at a time when our leaders should be working to bring our communities together, she was trying to pull them apart.

Rishi Sunak knew this. He knew what she was saying and doing was wrong, but he was too weak to do anything about it. Putting party first, country second. Unable to take the tough decisions. It's a pattern of behaviour we see time and time again from this prime minister - including on the economy.