RUSHES: General Election 2019: Sajid Javid press conference

General Election 2019: Sajid Javid press conference; ENGLAND: Manchester: Manchester Airport: INT Sajid Javid (Chancellor) speech SOT. - State of our economy, difference of Tories and opponents, what does it mean for me / Later today the BOE will deliver its forecast / The fundamentals are strong / Growth, rising wages, record employment / Absolute poverty at its lowest on record / The IMF forecasts the UK will grow faster that France and Japan / None of this has happened by accident / Look where we were in 2010 / Highest levels of borrowing / An economy that was scarred by Labour's great recession / The transformation is down to solid economic stewardship / The hard work and sacrifice by the British people / We have laid a foundation where we can build a decade of growth / More investment in schools, environment / That is the kind of future I want to see for the whole country / The future is not guaranteed that is why this election is so important / A sustainable and responsible government / Just look at the trail we have blazed for the past 100 days / A boost for the people's priorities / Including 2.2 billion for the armed forces / I am proud for what we have been able to achieve / We must nurture people for future generations /