 In her first speech in office, she said the UK's new centre-left government has inherited from the past 14 years of conservative rule the, quote, worst set of circumstances since the Second World War. The UN says child poverty is worse in Britain than in almost any other wealthy country. Reeves pledged to jumpstart economic growth and house building and lift restrictions on onshore wind energy. Lauren Freyer, NPR News, London. You're listening to NPR News.