Articles for Ms Reeves

Starmer throws down gauntlet to watchdogs to cut red tape and help kickstart economy
1 week, 6 days ago

Starmer throws down gauntlet to watchdogs to cut red tape and help kickstart economy

The Independent  

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Starmer and Reeves must be clear about the sacrifices needed to achieve econmic growth
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Starmer and Reeves must be clear about the sacrifices needed to achieve econmic growth

The Independent  

No amount of political tinsel or rhetorical baubles can disguise the grim reality that the British economy is flatlining. Equally plainly, the downbeat mood struck by Labour ministers following the general election, with their talk of a crisis in the public finances, cannot have helped matters; and if the latest surveys are anything to go by, Ms Reeves’s Budget measures …

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

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

The Independent  

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Labour's economic nightmare before Christmas as shoppers close their wallets: Retailers blame the Budget as sales fall for the third month in a row while families wait for bargains
3 weeks ago

Labour's economic nightmare before Christmas as shoppers close their wallets: Retailers blame the Budget as sales fall for the third month in a row while families wait for bargains

Daily Mail  

Labour's Budget is being blamed for a sluggish Christmas shopping period as shops struggle to get hard-pressed families to part with their cash. Food sales underpinned a 0.2 per cent rise in business, lower than the 0.5 per cent rebound forecast by economist, after retail sales fell 0.5 per cent in October. British retailers returned to growth last month, up …

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'The answer cannot always be more money': Rachel Reeves vows no blank cheques for public sector and tells workers to be 'better and faster' amid questions over economic growth
3 weeks ago

'The answer cannot always be more money': Rachel Reeves vows no blank cheques for public sector and tells workers to be 'better and faster' amid questions over economic growth

Daily Mail  

Rachel Reeves today vowed to keep public finances under a tight rein as she faced questions over the impact of her Budget on the UK economy. Writing for MailOnline the Chancellor warned the public sector 'the answer cannot always be more money' after a wave of above-inflation pay rises for medics and train drivers. In a new forecast, the Bank …

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DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Keir Starmer's duplicity is wearing very thin
3 weeks, 2 days ago

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Keir Starmer's duplicity is wearing very thin

Daily Mail  

It's often said you can tell when a politician is lying because his or her lips move. Keir Starmer is facing furious backlash after his government announced it would not pay a penny to the ‘WASPI women’. Pictured: Keir Starmer posing with WASPI women campaigners in 2018 WASPI campaigners stage a protest on College Green in Westminster, London, as Chancellor …

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Rachel Reeves is accused of 'outright falsehood' after claiming she protected 'working people' by not hiking their NI in her Budget
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Rachel Reeves is accused of 'outright falsehood' after claiming she protected 'working people' by not hiking their NI in her Budget

Daily Mail  

Rachel Reeves was yesterday accused of ‘outright falsehood’ over her claims about Labour’s handling of the economy The Chancellor was mauled by former Bank of England official Andrew Sentance over her response to figures showing inflation climbed to 2.6 per cent in November, an eight-month high amid increasing evidence that the party is derailing Britain’s recovery. Ms Reeves claimed in …

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QUENTIN LETTS at PMQs: The only cabinet ministers who looked cheerful were Angela Rayner and Wes Streeting. Might they be fancying their chances?
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3 weeks, 2 days ago

QUENTIN LETTS at PMQs: The only cabinet ministers who looked cheerful were Angela Rayner and Wes Streeting. Might they be fancying their chances?

Daily Mail  

After the first five months of the Labour Government the fighters returned to their stools. Mr Speaker rang the bell on the last PMQs of the year and the cornermen rushed ringside to crouch round Sir Keir Starmer and apply sponges, styptic pencils and petroleum jelly to his wounds. Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaking during Prime Minister's Questions in the …

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Reeves says towns risk becoming ‘banking deserts’ as she sticks to hubs target
4 weeks ago

Reeves says towns risk becoming ‘banking deserts’ as she sticks to hubs target

The Independent  

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Savings target different to Osborne’s austerity-era cuts, says Reeves
1 month ago

Savings target different to Osborne’s austerity-era cuts, says Reeves

The Independent  

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Reeves vows to stick to Brexit red lines after talks with EU in Brussels
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1 month ago

Reeves vows to stick to Brexit red lines after talks with EU in Brussels

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Rachel Reeves’ Eurogroup meeting is a positive step towards a UK-EU ‘reset’
1 month ago

Rachel Reeves’ Eurogroup meeting is a positive step towards a UK-EU ‘reset’

The Independent  

Rachel Reeves has become the first chancellor of the Exchequer to attend a meeting of the “Eurogroup”, an informal body of finance ministers from the EU member states that use the euro. If it’s not too rude or cliched to style him thus, all those present in Brussels will also be aware of the “elephant in the room”, Donald Trump …

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Reeves pushes for closer trade ties with EU in Brussels talks
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1 month ago

Reeves pushes for closer trade ties with EU in Brussels talks

The Independent  

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Business confidence tumbles to two-year low following Reeves’s raid on employers
1 month ago

Business confidence tumbles to two-year low following Reeves’s raid on employers

The Independent  

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Reeves urged to reverse Brexit damage in crunch Brussels talks
1 month ago

Reeves urged to reverse Brexit damage in crunch Brussels talks

The Independent  

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Rachel Reeves banks on fixing Brexit to achieve pledged economic growth
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1 month ago

Rachel Reeves banks on fixing Brexit to achieve pledged economic growth

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Rachel Reeves tells small business owner: ‘We are trying to help’
1 month ago

Rachel Reeves tells small business owner: ‘We are trying to help’

The Independent  

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Starmer fails to rule out new tax rises – despite Reeves’ claim there wouldn’t be another hike
1 month ago

Starmer fails to rule out new tax rises – despite Reeves’ claim there wouldn’t be another hike

The Independent  

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Labour tax U-turn? Rachel Reeves refuses to rule out more rises despite CBI pledge
1 month, 1 week ago

Labour tax U-turn? Rachel Reeves refuses to rule out more rises despite CBI pledge

The Independent  

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Reeves insists public services will have to ‘live within their means’
1 month, 1 week ago

Reeves insists public services will have to ‘live within their means’

The Independent  

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New Covid corruption chief to leave ‘no stone unturned’, Reeves warns
1 month, 1 week ago

New Covid corruption chief to leave ‘no stone unturned’, Reeves warns

The Independent  

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Labour's tax bomb budget causes business confidence to crash to lowest levels since Covid as entrepreneurs accuse Rachel Reeves of undermining growth
1 month, 1 week ago

Labour's tax bomb budget causes business confidence to crash to lowest levels since Covid as entrepreneurs accuse Rachel Reeves of undermining growth

Daily Mail  

Labour's tax bomb budget has sent confidence crashing to its lowest levels since Covid as business leaders mourn the loss of their 'natural optimism'. Charities have also urged Chancellor Rachel Reeves to spare them from her £25billion hike in employers’ National Insurance The IoD's optimism tracker plummeted to minus 65 in November - sharply down from minus 52 in October …

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'Labour are treating businesses like a cash cow to be milked': Anger against Rachel Reeves' £40 billion 'tax-bomb' Budget grows - despite Chancellor ruling out further tax rises
1 month, 2 weeks ago

'Labour are treating businesses like a cash cow to be milked': Anger against Rachel Reeves' £40 billion 'tax-bomb' Budget grows - despite Chancellor ruling out further tax rises

Daily Mail  

Rachel Reeves has ruled out further tax rises. CBI chairman Rupert Soames said business had been treated as a ‘cash cow’ to be ‘milked’. Rachel Reeves ruled out any further tax rises in a speech at the CBI annual conference on Monday The Chancellor was greeted with a stony silence from business leaders, who criticised her decision to hike employers' …

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Rachel Reeves brushes off business: Chancellor tells angry business chiefs nobody has any 'alternatives' to her massive Budget tax raid - despite half of firms warning of job cuts
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Rachel Reeves brushes off business: Chancellor tells angry business chiefs nobody has any 'alternatives' to her massive Budget tax raid - despite half of firms warning of job cuts

Daily Mail  

A bullish Rachel Reeves today dismissed business anger over her monster Budget tax raid by insisting no-one has any better ideas. Chancellor Rachel Reeves acknowledged anxiety about the impact of the measures in her bombshell fiscal package as she was grilled at the CBI conference CBI chief executive Rain Newton-Smith insisted industries such as retail and hospitality have been pushed …

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