Lost Reeves will not find her way in China

RACHEL Reeves is cosying up to China after her autumn Budget helped send the UK's economy plunging. Well, she is in need of new friends, after all! I just hope they know what they're letting themselves in for.

- James Whale

Apparently the Chancellor's gone in search of growth - you know, the kind she's supposed to create. Has she thought about looking down the back of the sofa? That's where I normally find things that have gone missing.

But seriously, surely Labour knows you can't build the UK economy by leaning on other countries. We tried that and it doesn't work.

Confidence in UK plc has plummeted globally since Labour came to power, while borrowing is at its highest rate since the late 1990s and we're facing a debt crisis.

Oh, and the pound is at a 14-month low.