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Evening Standard
David Lynch

Reeves pledges ‘more pounds in people’s pockets’ after warnings of tough choices

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves (Leon Neal/PA) - (PA Wire)

Rachel Reeves will pledge to put “more pounds in people’s pockets”, fix the NHS and grow the economy in Labour’s first Budget, despite warnings of tough decisions to come.

The Chancellor, the first woman to hold the role, will say there are “no short cuts” to driving the economic growth Labour has promised to deliver other than to invest.

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