Responding to economic growth slowing in the quarter to September, Chancellor Rachel Reeves said she is "not satisfied" with the figures. Reeves said: "Improving economic growth is at the heart of everything I am seeking to achieve, which is why I am not satisfied with these numbers." Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00Growth is the number one mission of this government to turn around the poor performance of the
00:05last decade or so. Am I satisfied with the numbers published today? Of course not. I
00:11want growth to be stronger, to come sooner, and also to be felt by families right across
00:17the country, which is why in my Mansion House speech last night I set out an ambitious set
00:23of reforms to the pension system to unlock long-term patient capital, up to £80 billion
00:29of it, to invest in start-up and scale-up businesses and in the infrastructure needs
00:34of our country.