Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves prepare for major moment - 'this has to be a unity Budget'

It was notable flying into Johannesburg that in all the Prime Minister's answers about the G20 summit - next week’s make-or-break Budget was at the forefront of his mind

As Keir Starmer jetted to South Africa for the G20 summit, home was on his mind.

The PM has been battling a series of troubling domestic issues in the last few weeks - from speculation over his own position to questions over income tax in the Budget . It was notable flying into Johannesburg that in all Mr Starmer's answers about the G20 summit - next week’s make-or-break Budget was at the forefront of his mind.

He told reporters: “I will focus on the deals we can do, the business we can do with our partner countries and make sure that the work we do internationally is impacting directly at home in the positive sense.