The Latest Breaking News from Rachel Reeves

Rock star reception for Reeves, the chancellor in waiting

After Kamikwasi and clueless Hunt, Labour knows that her nerdy calm will reassure voters. Even Mark Carney says Britain needs Rachel

The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2023

What Angela Rayner's speech tells us about Labour's potential to curtail short-termism in UK politics

With no apparent irony, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak recently announced he was cancelling HS2 – one of the UK’s largest long-term infrastructure projects – under the 2023 Conservative party conference strapline, “Long-term decisions for a brighter future”. He did so after a week of repeatedly saying he would not be…

The Conversation · Oct 9, 2023

To all the doubters who still think Labour too tame: read its policies – and finally believe

From clean energy to affordable housing, Rachel Reeves says she has a plan to pay for it all, says the Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2023

Rachel Reeves: I’ll be iron chancellor who gets UK economy back on track

Shadow chancellor says in Labour conference speech that next election will be fought on economic issues

The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2023

Retail guru Mary Portas makes bold claim about Labour’s impact on British high streets

Speaking at the Labour conference in Liverpool, she said the party would ‘breathe life back into our high streets again’

The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2023

Rachel Reeves echoes Margaret Thatcher in Labour party conference speech

Rachel Reeves echoed Margaret Thatcher as she vowed to go after those who profited from the “carnival of waste” during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The National (Scotland) · Oct 9, 2023

Ex-Bank of England boss endorses Labour as Rachel Reeves vows to ‘rebuild’ economy after Tory ‘misrule’

Mark Carney says ‘beyond time’ for a Labour government in major coup for opposition

The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2023

Rachel Reeves echoes Thatcher as she vows to recover money lost to fraud during pandemic

She said a Labour government would appoint a ‘Covid corruption commissioner’ to ‘chase down those who have ripped off the taxpayer’.

The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2023

SNP say Labour's plans to boost economic growth won't solve cost of living crisis

LABOUR have pledged to focus on promoting economic growth as the answer to the cost of living crisis while warning “you cannot tax and spend your…

The National (Scotland) · Oct 9, 2023

Rachel Reeves promises ‘iron discipline’ in Labour conference speech as Mark Carney weighs in for shadow chancellor

Former Bank of England governor Mark Carney endorses Rachel Reeves in video message to the Labour party conference in Liverpool

Evening Standard · Oct 9, 2023