Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond has made a pledge to investment professionals that the “ecosystem of prosperity” would be retained after Brexit.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Bank of England have revealed there will be “severe” new standards in cyber security for financial firms, which are set to be unveiled this year.

The Government will publish its Spring Statement on Tuesday 13 March 2018, Chancellor Philip Hammond announced yesterday. The Spring Statement will respond to the forecast from the Office for Budget Responsibility.

Here is the Chancellor's speech delivered in the House of Commons today for his November 2017 Budget. The speech lasted just over 1 hour.