1. Rachel Reeves

    Rachel Reeves

    British politician

Search Results

  1. Rachel Jane Reeves (born 13 February 1979) is a British politician, who is currently serving as the Chancellor of the Exchequer since July 2024. A member of the Labour Party , she has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Leeds West and Pudsey , formerly Leeds West , since 2010.

  2. Rachel Reeves became Chancellor of the Exchequer on 5 July 2024, upon her appointment by Prime Minister Keir Starmer, following Labour's victory in the 2024 general election. She succeeded Conservative chancellor Jeremy Hunt, and became the first woman to hold the office of Chancellor in its 708-year history.

  3. Sep 21, 2023 · I will introduce a new set of fiscal rules. These rules will apply to every decision taken by a Labour government. We will not borrow to fund day-to-day spending and we will reduce national...

  4. Rachel Reeves will claim the Tories masked the true state of UK public finances then "ran away" ... Labour has said it will not borrow to fund "day-to-day costs", which means it would only pay for ...

  5. Mar 2, 2024 · When a new anti-Semitism row erupted last month, with Labour suspending two parliamentary candidates for controversial remarks, Reeves made a point of defending the progress made under Sir Keir.

  6. 3 days ago · Rachel Reeves’s big “there is a hole in my Budget” statement yesterday was the subject of much cynical ... Labour will apply a 20 per cent VAT charge to private education and boarding ...

  7. People also ask

  8. 4 days ago · The chancellor confirmed the date of the budget - Labour's first since taking office after the election on 4 July - during a lengthy statement in the Commons in which she accused the previous Conservative government of lying about the amount of public money they had planned to spend.

  1. People also search for