Franklin Roosevelt knew tariffs were the road to ruin. But the UK still has many opportunities to strengthen ties with trade partners like India.

The Government’s revised tone about the UK’s economic prospects has been music to the ears of my peers in the City.

London boasts a wealth of advantages over our international peers, including a world-class equity capital market. However, it is difficult to escape the coverage that it has been a tough old year for the UK public markets.

As Lord Mayor, I see my job as being cheerleader-in-chief for the UK’s financial and professional services sector, harnessing that same City-wide ambition we saw at the weekend while extolling our strengths to the world and constructively encouraging the team back home.