LABOUR shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves said today that the party will not be able to “turn things around straight away,” despite its pledges for improvements within 100 days in government.

Ms Reeves said she is “under no illusions” about the scale of the public spending challenge she will face if she becomes chancellor and even suggested Labour might cut public spending for certain departments.

She acknowledged that “public services need more money,” but said a spending review to set departmental budgets is not something she can carry out in opposition.