Rachel Reeves offers hard truths and hard solutions in hard places
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Rachel Reeves offers hard truths and hard solutions in hard places

The Independent  

Rachel Reeves has been in office for not quite one month and in that short time she has ripped up planning regulations, discovered a £22bn “black hole” in the public finances, and coined a new chancellorial mantra: “If we cannot afford it, we cannot do it.” It is a statement of intent, if not a threat, that the next few months will be fairly bleak. Sir Keir and Ms Reeves argued throughout that the stability of Britain’s public finances is the essential pre-condition for the success of the first Labour administration since 2010. A final settlement of the junior doctors pay dispute will require a 22 per cent increase in salaries; billions more will be required to deal with immediate crises in the public services, as well as the potential bankruptcy of Thames Water, some universities and local authorities – all going way beyond the in-year overspends outlined by Ms Reeves. Looking to the course of this parliament, Ms Reeves will face one of her biggest challenges in trying to strengthen the public finances at the same time as meeting her party’s “mission” to grow the economy, including the brave manifesto promise “to secure the highest sustained growth in the G7 – with good jobs and productivity growth in every part of the country making everyone, not just a few, better off”.

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From lying on her CV to her Who’s Who entry – will the real Rachel Reeves please stand up?
3 weeks, 3 days ago

From lying on her CV to her Who’s Who entry – will the real Rachel Reeves please stand up?

The Independent  

Another week, another excruciating moment of confusion for Rachel Reeves, the woman tasked with sorting out Britain’s flailing economy. After speaking to “twenty people, many of whom were former colleagues” of Reeves, the report found that a “detailed six-page whistleblowing complaint and dozens of pages of attached evidence, which we have seen, raised concerns that the three managers were using …

Can Rachel Reeves survive questions over her expenses and CV?
1 month ago

Can Rachel Reeves survive questions over her expenses and CV?

The Independent  

How much easier would Keir Starmer’s life be if his chancellor, Rachel Reeves, decided that the various allegations flying around about her CV and past behaviour at a bank were “too much of a distraction” from the important work of the government? Obviously these fresh questions about Reeves’s personal behaviour in the past – some dating back 20 years – …

Should Rachel Reeves pay for her mishandling of the economy?
1 month, 1 week ago

Should Rachel Reeves pay for her mishandling of the economy?

The Independent  

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Rachel Reeves 'will have to cut spending or raise taxes to balance books' after Budget sparked economic slowdown and borrowing costs rise
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1 month, 1 week ago

Rachel Reeves 'will have to cut spending or raise taxes to balance books' after Budget sparked economic slowdown and borrowing costs rise

Daily Mail  

Rachel Reeves faces having to hit Brits with more tax rises or make swingeing cuts to public spending due to the state of the economy, experts warned today. The Chancellor is trapped by sluggish growth and high borrowing costs that have made her financial headroom evaporate, economists said. Shadow chancellor Mel Stride said Ms Reeves' problems were 'entirely self-inflicted', adding: …

Can Rachel Reeves defeat the anti-growth coalition in the cabinet?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Can Rachel Reeves defeat the anti-growth coalition in the cabinet?

The Independent  

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Rachel Reeves’s growth speech felt more like an emergency Budget
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Rachel Reeves’s growth speech felt more like an emergency Budget

The Independent  

Rachel Reeves’s much-trailed speech today is a big moment for her and the government, as it finally put some flesh on the bare bones of its plan for economic growth. Labour won the trust of business before last year’s election, but frittered it away with what company bosses regard as a “triple whammy” – a hike in employers’ national insurance …

DAN HODGES: Labour's suicidal Budget crippled the economy. Now, Starmer and Reeves have come up with an even more incoherent plan. The truth is, they don't have a clue
1 month, 2 weeks ago

DAN HODGES: Labour's suicidal Budget crippled the economy. Now, Starmer and Reeves have come up with an even more incoherent plan. The truth is, they don't have a clue

Daily Mail  

These are just some of the words that have been used to describe the Government's economic strategy over the past few days. As Keir Starmer demonstrated yesterday, and Rachel Reeves confirmed in her speech today, the problem isn't that the Government is pursuing a disastrously damaging economic policy and strategy. Keir Starmer – implausibly – attempted to uncover his inner-Margaret …

Chancellor's shoddy retread: Reeves must stop the doom-mongering and back UK tech, says ALEX BRUMMER
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Chancellor's shoddy retread: Reeves must stop the doom-mongering and back UK tech, says ALEX BRUMMER

Daily Mail  

There are alternative ways of looking at politicians who rapidly change the script. As laudable as this change of heart may be – getting behind Britain’s cutting-edge AI, bio-sciences, finance and creative sectors is critical – the horse already has bolted. Turnaround: Chancellor Rachel Reeves has embarked on an ambitious reversal with her emphasis on growth The £40billion tax-raising Budget …

Trump’s superpower could be the key to Rachel Reeves’s success
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump’s superpower could be the key to Rachel Reeves’s success

The Independent  

In the last few days, there has been a change of tone. Ever since Reeves’s first Budget, which caused howls of protest among the business community, she has refused to relent. She’s been at the World Economic Forum, trying to impress upon international financiers and business leaders that Starmer’s government is pro-commerce, that Britain very much desires their investment. It …

Rachel Reeves' 'value for money' office is a gimmick - and a waste of money, MPs declare
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Rachel Reeves' 'value for money' office is a gimmick - and a waste of money, MPs declare

Daily Mail  

Rachel Reeves’s ‘value for money’ office has been branded a gimmick – and a waste of money. In the latest blow for the beleaguered Chancellor, the Commons’ spending watchdog said the Office for Value for Money she created last year appeared to be a ‘red herring’. Rachel Reeves’ ‘value for money’ office has been branded a gimmick – and a …

Humiliating double blow for Rachel Reeves as rich flee UK and she gets snub for speaking slot at the prestigious World Economic Forum in Davos
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Humiliating double blow for Rachel Reeves as rich flee UK and she gets snub for speaking slot at the prestigious World Economic Forum in Davos

Daily Mail  

Chancellor Rachel Reeves faced claims last night that she was being snubbed at home and abroad by powerful rich investors potentially vital to Britain’s economy. Chancellor Rachel Reeves, pictured, faced claims last night that she was being snubbed at home and abroad by powerful rich investors potentially vital to Britain’s economy. Picture: The then shadow Chancellor in Davos in January …

Rachel Reeves is safe for now – but now she’ll have Keir Starmer breathing down her neck
2 months ago

Rachel Reeves is safe for now – but now she’ll have Keir Starmer breathing down her neck

The Independent  

Rachel Reeves came out fighting in a confident first Commons appearance since the turmoil on the bond markets and today’s unexpected slight drop in inflation to 2.5 per cent boosted the chances of the Bank of England cutting interest rates next month. Now even loyalist LabourMPs privately accept that Reeves made mistakes: means-testing the pensioners’ winter fuel allowance ; delaying …

Rachel Reeves refuses to rule out emergency spending cuts amid economic crisis fears
2 months ago

Rachel Reeves refuses to rule out emergency spending cuts amid economic crisis fears

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Addressing the Commons on Tuesday, Ms Reeves also faced questions over her decision to travel …

Tough times for the ‘Iron Chancellor’ who needs to regain the nation’s trust
2 months ago

Tough times for the ‘Iron Chancellor’ who needs to regain the nation’s trust

The Independent  

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Reeves says market uncertainty shows need to kickstart economic growth
2 months ago

Reeves says market uncertainty shows need to kickstart economic growth

The Independent  

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Rachel Reeves faces questions over future in Hamlet-inspired Tory attack
2 months ago

Rachel Reeves faces questions over future in Hamlet-inspired Tory attack

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rachel Reeves’ handling of the …

Rachel Reeves: From child chess champion to ‘iron’ Chancellor
2 months ago

Rachel Reeves: From child chess champion to ‘iron’ Chancellor

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rachel Reeves admitted that a tweet that described her as …

Watch: Rachel Reeves addresses controversial China trip amid market turmoil
2 months ago

Watch: Rachel Reeves addresses controversial China trip amid market turmoil

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Watch as Rachel Reeves answered questions in the House of Commons …

Reeves faces grilling from MPs amid market turmoil
2 months ago

Reeves faces grilling from MPs amid market turmoil

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Former shadow chancellor John McDonnell said both the Prime …

Reeves will be committing ‘political suicide’ if she orders spending cuts, warns John McDonnell
2 months ago

Reeves will be committing ‘political suicide’ if she orders spending cuts, warns John McDonnell

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Embattled Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been given a stern warning by …

Who could be in the running to replace Rachel Reeves as chancellor?
2 months ago

Who could be in the running to replace Rachel Reeves as chancellor?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Here are five possible names: Darren Jones open image …

Labour's TWO lame ducks: Turmoil at the Treasury as Keir Starmer scrambles to shore up his flailing Chancellor Rachel Reeves amid bond market mayhem - while Tulip Siddiq is mired in Bangladeshi corrup
2 months ago

Labour's TWO lame ducks: Turmoil at the Treasury as Keir Starmer scrambles to shore up his flailing Chancellor Rachel Reeves amid bond market mayhem - while Tulip Siddiq is mired in Bangladeshi corrup

Daily Mail  

Keir Starmer was struggling to contain turmoil in the Treasury last night as pressure mounted on Rachel Reeves and her deputy Tulip Siddiq. Sir Keir said that, despite stuttering growth, surging government borrowing costs and a growing business backlash, Ms Reeves was doing a ‘fantastic job’ running the economy. The Prime Minister through a protective arm around Chancellor Rachel Reeves, …

Reeves will be Chancellor for whole of this Parliament, No 10 says
Top News
2 months ago

Reeves will be Chancellor for whole of this Parliament, No 10 says

The Independent  

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Downing Street insists Rachel Reeves will be chancellor ‘for whole of this parliament’
Top News
2 months ago

Downing Street insists Rachel Reeves will be chancellor ‘for whole of this parliament’

The Independent  

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Pressure mounts on Reeves as Starmer refuses to guarantee future of her job
2 months ago

Pressure mounts on Reeves as Starmer refuses to guarantee future of her job

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Answering questions following a speech in London the Prime …

Rachel Reeves stands behind her 'non-negotiable' Budget as she arrives in China after Tories accused her of fleeing to Beijing instead of fixing flatlining economy
2 months ago

Rachel Reeves stands behind her 'non-negotiable' Budget as she arrives in China after Tories accused her of fleeing to Beijing instead of fixing flatlining economy

Daily Mail  

Rachel Reeves has said it is in Britain's national interest to engage with China as she reaffirmed she would not back down on the fiscal measures laid out in her October Budget. Rachel Reeves shakes hands with Lan Fo'an, the Chinese finance minister, at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing The chancellor, seen here arriving for a visit to the …

Rachel Reeves presses the flesh with China's communist leaders while Britain's economy 'faces 1970s-style debt crisis'
2 months ago

Rachel Reeves presses the flesh with China's communist leaders while Britain's economy 'faces 1970s-style debt crisis'

Daily Mail  

Rachel Reeves pressed the flesh with China's communist leaders today - while the UK took another battering by markets amid alarm at her economic strategy. Chancellor Rachel Reeves posed with Chinese finance minister Lan Fo'an in Beijing as she began her controversial trip to the Asian giant They held talks at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in the Chinese capital as …

Why are some comparing Rachel Reeves’s trip to China to Denis Healey in 1976?
2 months ago

Why are some comparing Rachel Reeves’s trip to China to Denis Healey in 1976?

The Independent  

After six months – and making due account for the woeful inheritance and inevitably inflated public expectations at the election – it’s fair to say that, in the words of Keir Starmer himself, there have been some choppy waters for the first Labour government since 2010. Yet it’s striking as to just how many of the missteps since the general …

Rachel Reeves must now tell us when things are going to get better
2 months ago

Rachel Reeves must now tell us when things are going to get better

The Independent  

Having generated such a handsome amount of political capital from the chaotic failure of the last Conservative government to manage the public finances, it must be doubly galling for Rachel Reeves to be faced with her own fiscal crisis – and disobliging headlines about market turbulence – so soon in her own chancellorship. The cost of servicing the UK national …

Nigel Farage ‘hasn’t got a clue’ how to fix the economy, says Rachel Reeves
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Nigel Farage ‘hasn’t got a clue’ how to fix the economy, says Rachel Reeves

The Independent  

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Reeves has gone from cosying up to business to confrontational – and it will be disastrous
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Reeves has gone from cosying up to business to confrontational – and it will be disastrous

The Independent  

Rachel Reeves urgently needs a new script – and some pizzazz. The chancellor insisted she had “drawn a line under the inheritance I faced” from the Conservative government and stressed “we’re never going to have to do a Budget like that again”. Now, they’ve had Andrew Bailey, governor at the Bank of England, where Reeves likes to say she was …

Rachel Reeves has been straight with the public, says No 10 amid CV questions
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Rachel Reeves has been straight with the public, says No 10 amid CV questions

The Independent  

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Chancellor: I was ‘wrong’ on taxes during election
4 months, 1 week ago

Chancellor: I was ‘wrong’ on taxes during election

The Independent  

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Rachel Reeves admits she was 'wrong' to say taxes would not have to rise during election campaign after massive Budget raid... as poll finds four in 10 Brits believe package WILL hit their own pockets
4 months, 1 week ago

Rachel Reeves admits she was 'wrong' to say taxes would not have to rise during election campaign after massive Budget raid... as poll finds four in 10 Brits believe package WILL hit their own pockets

Daily Mail  

This video is no longer available This video is no longer available Rachel Reeves today admitted she was wrong to say during the election campaign that taxes would not have to rise. Ms Reeves has faced a backlash for raising employers' national insurance contributions, capital gains tax and inheritance tax to fund a public sector spending bonanza. The IFS has …

Will the Budget cost you money - and did Rachel Reeves do a good job? This is Money podcast
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Will the Budget cost you money - and did Rachel Reeves do a good job? This is Money podcast

Daily Mail  

Rachel Reeves' maiden Budget saw the first-ever female chancellor make £40billion of sweeping tax rises in to plug funding gaps in the NHS and schools. Among the Autumn Budget losers were landlords, investors and those who have stashed wealth in their pension, as stamp duty, capital gains tax and inheritance tax all came under the spotlight. We also dig into …

Martin Lewis blasts Rachel Reeves for not coming on his ITV Money Show as he tears apart Autumn Budget in a brutal rant
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Martin Lewis blasts Rachel Reeves for not coming on his ITV Money Show as he tears apart Autumn Budget in a brutal rant

Daily Mail  

Martin Lewis publicly blasted the Chancellor for not appearing on his popular ITV show yesterday and said she had 'missed the chance to give her interpretation' on the Autumn Budget. Martin Lewis publicly blasted the Chancellor for not appearing on his popular ITV show yesterday and said she had 'missed the chance to give her interpretation' In a package that …

Rachel Reeves admits tax hikes will hit working people as IFS accuses chancellor of ‘undermining trust’
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Rachel Reeves admits tax hikes will hit working people as IFS accuses chancellor of ‘undermining trust’

The Independent  

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Rachel Reeves gambles on £40bn tax rise in her first Budget
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Rachel Reeves gambles on £40bn tax rise in her first Budget

The Independent  

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DAILY MAIL COMMENT: This was a painful budget - with worse to come
4 months, 2 weeks ago

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: This was a painful budget - with worse to come

Daily Mail  

There are three kinds of lies, said Mark Twain. In her first Budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves cynically reneged on those promises with a £40billion tax bombshell. Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the country had 'voted for change' and vowed to 'invest' as she mounts one of the biggest raids in history in the Commons Ms Reeves carried out the traditional photo …

A Halloween Budget that was as much trick as treat
4 months, 2 weeks ago

A Halloween Budget that was as much trick as treat

The Independent  

The first Labour Budget for 14 years, and the first ever from a female chancellor of the Exchequer, was impressive in its presentation. The danger, both economic and political, is that Ms Reeves will have to return to the Commons near Halloween in a few years’ time with another “horror story” and terrify hard-pressed taxpayers once again. In her Budget …

DAN HODGES: This Budget was crude, old-fashioned class politics... and that's why it's bad news for the Tories
4 months, 2 weeks ago

DAN HODGES: This Budget was crude, old-fashioned class politics... and that's why it's bad news for the Tories

Daily Mail  

In the run up to her first Budget, Rachel Reeves set a trap for the Tories. Over the last few weeks, a flurry of leaks indicated she was set to break her election pledge not to raise taxes on working people, but it was all a political feint, DAN HODGES writes But she knew it was real long before, because …

Reeves sets out promise to ‘invest, invest, invest’ in first Budget
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Reeves sets out promise to ‘invest, invest, invest’ in first Budget

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Chancellor Rachel Reeves said there …

Rachel Reeves pledges to ‘invest, invest, invest’ as she prepares to unveil historic Labour Budget
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Rachel Reeves pledges to ‘invest, invest, invest’ as she prepares to unveil historic Labour Budget

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rachel Reeves will unveil her historic Budget – the first by …

This huge Budget gamble by Starmer and Reeves rests on one ambition – economic growth
4 months, 2 weeks ago

This huge Budget gamble by Starmer and Reeves rests on one ambition – economic growth

The Independent  

The most important relationship at the top of British politics is that between a prime minister and their chancellor. Sir Keir has been unstinting in his support for Ms Reeves, most recently in a prelude speech to her Budget, in which he warned the country – and, more pointedly, critics in his own party – that they must “embrace the …

Ailbhe Rea: The Night Before the Budget
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Ailbhe Rea: The Night Before the Budget

Bloomberg  

Rachel Reeves will deliver her budget tomorrow — the first by a Labour government in 14 years, the first in history by a female chancellor, and set to be one of the UK’s biggest ever tax-raising events. As Philip Aldrick writes today in his essential briefing on everything to look for, Reeves has given herself “the seemingly contradictory tasks of …

The crucial test that Rachel Reeves’s Budget cannot afford to fail
4 months, 2 weeks ago

The crucial test that Rachel Reeves’s Budget cannot afford to fail

The Independent  

How do you sell what you admit will be a painful Budget? The three-month vacuum since Reeves’s July Commons statement, announcing the means-testing of the pensioners’ winter fuel allowance, was filled gleefully by the media with the freebies’ controversy. Ministers are tying themselves in knots over how to define “working people” as they struggle to convince us the tax increases …

Reeves sympathetic towards ‘mess’ ministers face ahead of Budget
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Reeves sympathetic towards ‘mess’ ministers face ahead of Budget

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said …

Can Rachel Reeves avoid a Budget omnishambles?
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Can Rachel Reeves avoid a Budget omnishambles?

The Independent  

Some mixed news for Rachel Reeves with one week to go until her Budget… and, on balance, it’s encouraging. She has repeated her well-known guarantees on taxes on “working people” – income tax, VAT, and national insurance, as well as freezing corporation tax rates. Even so, Reeves will probably still have to move stealthily on personal taxes by further freezing …

'Make no mistake, this will be Rachel's Budget': October announcement will reveal Chancellor's vision for the future of Britain more than it does Keir Starmer's, allies say
4 months, 3 weeks ago

'Make no mistake, this will be Rachel's Budget': October announcement will reveal Chancellor's vision for the future of Britain more than it does Keir Starmer's, allies say

Daily Mail  

The Budget will reveal Rachel Reeves's vision for the future of the UK, rather than that of Sir Keir Starmer, say allies of the Chancellor. MPs expect Ms Reeves to emerge from the October 30 announcement looking increasingly powerful as she sets out her plan for the economy, despite the tax-raising measures that are expected to hit families. She will …

Reeves’s Budget to be biggest tax raiser in history
5 months ago

Reeves’s Budget to be biggest tax raiser in history

The Telegraph  

Ms Reeves’s raid would be larger than those launched by Rishi Sunak in 2021, when he put up corporation tax from 19 per cent to 25 per cent as part of efforts to restore the post-Covid public finances, and Jeremy Hunt’s massive stealth tax raid in 2022, when income tax thresholds were frozen for six years. Ms Reeves’s plans for …

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