The Tory leader said she was 'really worried' the UK was risking a repeat of 1976, when chancellor Denis Healey was humiliatingly forced to seek help to keep the UK going.

The Conservative leader tells the BBC the UK could be forced to go "cap in hand" unless the government delivers a plan for economic growth.

The Tory leader said she was 'really worried' the UK was risking a repeat of 1976, when chancellor Denis Healey was humiliatingly forced to seek help to keep the UK going.