Rachel Reeves is set to use her first speech at a Labour conference to vow there will be "no return" to austerity under a Labour government. The chancellor is expected to declare that her first budget, due on October 30, will not be an austerity measure, and instead will “rebuild Britain” and deliver the change they promised the electorate.

The chancellor will describe austerity as a "destructive choice" in her first speech of conference that has been dominated by a row over donations.

Britain's governing Labour party sought to strike a more upbeat note about the country's economic future during its annual conference, against a backlash at proposed cuts to welfare payments and a row over top ministers receiving gifts.