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Rachel Jane Reeves (born 13 February 1979) is a British politician who has served as 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.
1 day ago · Watch as Rachel Reeves and treasury ministers answer questions in parliament a week after Sir Keir Starmer said the upcoming October Budget “would be painful”. The chancellor will be speaking amid facing backlash from her own party and fresh Tory attacks over the decision to strip the winter fuel payment from millions of pensioners. Only those receiving pension credit or other means-tested ...
1 day ago · Chancellor Rachel Reeves has promised to produce a “tax road map for business” in next month’s Budget, including Labour’s promise to cap corporation tax at 25 per cent for the rest of the ...
Jul 5, 2024 · "Serious" and "determined" are words often used to describe Rachel Reeves, the former Bank of England economist who has become the UK's first female chancellor. But colleagues and friends have...
Jul 27, 2024 · Rachel Reeves will give a statement to Parliament on Monday promising “honesty” about the scale of the financial challenge faced by the new Labour government.
Jun 29, 2024 · How Rachel Reeves, Britain’s probable next chancellor, wants to change the country. Her memories, including of beating private schoolboys at chess, offer clues. Photograph: Reuters. Jun 29th ...
Jul 5, 2024 · Rachel Reeves became Britain’s first female chancellor of the Exchequer on Friday, taking on one of the country’s four great offices of state, with responsibility for managing...
Sep 21, 2023 · Rachel Reeves, shadow chancellor, outside the Bank of England on Thursday. The Monetary Policy Committee held interest rates at 5.25 per cent © Charlie Bibby/FT
Jul 29, 2024 · Watch as Rachel Reeves sets out her plan for economic growth in a speech on Monday 29 July. The chancellor will announce “very tough decisions” to address a public spending black hole...
Jul 8, 2024 · In her first speech as Chancellor, Rachel Reeves laid out plans to rebuild Britain and make every part of the country better off.