Rachel Reeves says tough choices will be worth it in key speech

Rachel Reeves has promised Britain’s “best days lie ahead” as she sought to strike a more optimistic tone in her first speech to the Labour Party conference as chancellor.Reeves has been accused of talking the economy down by warning of “tough choices” to deal with what she says is a worse-than-expected inheritance from the Conservatives.In her speech, she said: "My ambition for Britain knows no limits because I…