The Latest Breaking News from Mel Stride

Rachel Reeves defends accepting free Sabrina Carpenter concert tickets

Reeves said accepting free tickets was ‘the right thing to do from a security perspective’

The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2025

Rachel Reeves faces wrath of unions over cuts to Britain's bloated Civil Service as '50,000 jobs could go'

Chancellor says she was ‘confident’ Civil Service numbers could be reduced by 10,000, but one union chief says the cuts could lead to some 50,000 staff being let go

Evening Standard · Mar 23, 2025

Reeves denies UK on path to austerity as she confirms 15% Civil Service cuts

It comes after a backlash to cuts to welfare spending and a decision to slash the aid budget to fund a boost to defence spending.

The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2025

Mel Stride fails to take off when given the chance to talk about Heathrow

Shadow chancellor has few opportunities to make a mark, and this time he returned to the land of futility after just six minutes

The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2025

Reeves rejects Heathrow expansion critics, saying answer ‘cannot always be no’

The Chancellor said the economy will stagnate if you ‘always give in’ to objections.

Evening Standard · Jan 29, 2025

Reeves looks to the skies in search of economic growth with support for Heathrow

Rachel Reeves put support for a third runway at the London hub airport at the heart of her plan to kickstart the UK economy.

Evening Standard · Jan 29, 2025

Starmer vows to clear ‘regulatory weeds’ ahead of Reeves growth speech

Writing in The Times, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer criticised the ‘morass of regulation that effectively bans billions of pounds’ of investment.

Evening Standard · Jan 28, 2025

Reeves warned ‘it’s crunch time’ as chancellor relaunches her economic growth agenda

Rachel Reeves will attempt to win back her credibility with business in a major speech today

The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2025

Rachel Reeves to pledge to ‘fight’ for growth in economic speech

The Chancellor will claim the so-called ‘Oxford-Cambridge growth corridor’ has ‘the potential to be Europe’s Silicon Valley’.

Evening Standard · Jan 28, 2025

Reeves plans to soften non-dom reforms after listening to concerns

Downing Street said the move to soften non-dom reforms does not ‘change the overall approach’ to the Government’s policy.

Evening Standard · Jan 23, 2025