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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Richard Partington Economics correspondent

Rachel Reeves to announce economic advisory council to boost UK growth

The chancellor of the exchequer, Rachel Reeves, gives a speech at the Treasury in London
The chancellor, Rachel Reeves, giving a speech on Monday announcing the first steps the government will be taking to deliver economic growth. Photograph: Jonathan Brady/Reuters

Rachel Reeves is poised to announce the creation of a new council of economic advisers to help guide Labour’s number one “national mission” of expanding the economy.

After last week’s general election landslide, the chancellor of the exchequer has lined up the appointment of a leading academic from the London School of Economics (LSE) to chair the council, which will help to inform the government’s growth policies.

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