By Patrick McLoughlin, Conservative Party Chairman The spectacle of Jeremy Corbyn and Owen Smith traipsing round the country engaged in a bidding war for the Labour leadership has been profoundly depressing for all of us who care about the future of our country.

Today’s employment statistics show that with 31.77 million people in work, employment remains at a record high of 74.5%, while unemployment stands at 4.9%. This is the lowest for over a decade.Over the last six years Conservatives have created more than 2.5 million jobs.

 A message from the Prime Minister:When I stood in Downing Street as Prime Minister for the first time, I set out my mission to build a country that works for everyone.

The 2015/16 Inward Investment Report shows that the UK remains the best place in Europe for business to invest. And that means more jobs for people in Britain.Since 2010 390,000 new jobs have been created as a result of foreign direct investment.

The Prime Minister is launching an unprecedented audit of public services to help end the burning injustices many people face across Britain.It will highlight the differences in outcomes for people of different backgrounds, in every area from health to education, childcare to welfare, employment,

Our economy has grown 2.2% in the last year. Conservatives are delivering an economy that works for everyone.

Latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show that more people are in work than ever before and wages are still rising – good news for Britain’s families.The number of people in work is now at record high of 31.7 million and the unemployment rate is the lowest it’s been in over a de

I have just been to Buckingham Palace, where Her Majesty the Queen has asked me to form a new Government. And I accepted. In David Cameron, I follow in the footsteps of a great, modern Prime Minister.

Good afternoon. When I first stood here in Downing Street on that evening in May 2010, I said we would confront our problems as a country and lead people through difficult decisions so that together we could reach better times.

The last thing I would say is that you can achieve a lot of things in politics. You can get a lot of things done. And that in the end, the public service, the national interest - that is what it’s all about. Nothing is really impossible if you put your mind to it.