rachel reeves
The prime minister's proposals to end the current wave of industrial action could be challenged in court.
The party says people are now £1,600 a year worse off than when the Tories came to power.
Over the last three months as a whole the economy shrank, with falls seen across services and manufacturing.
The chancellor delivered an autumn statement almost tailor-made to annoy Tory MPs.
"I appreciate that people’s hard-earned money isn’t going as far as it should," Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said.
The chancellor warned of "extremely difficult decisions" to restore confidence and economic stability.
Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves said the cash would be spent on employing thousands more nurses.
The shadow chancellor said the PM and chancellor were putting the nation's finances at risk.
She said Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng were two “desperate gamblers chasing a losing run”.
Deathly silence hangs over a once confident Conservative Party that vowed to "level up" the country.