On Monday, Rachel Reeves stood in front of a packed House of Commons and accused the Conservative government of covering up that they were overspending by £21.9bn. She announced a series of spending cuts, including cutting the winter fuel payments for 10 million pensioners. “She knows that the key to political success is to take … Read more
Rachel Reeves, Britain’s first woman finance minister, is a former child chess champion and Bank of England economist who has pledged to grow the nation’s economy while showing strong fiscal discipline. Reeves, 45, becomes chancellor of the exchequer after her centre-left Labour party won Thursday’s UK general election by a landslide, ending 14 years of … Read more
In late 2021, Labour party members were still licking their wounds after a byelection defeat in Hartlepool, and Keir Starmer was at something of a crossroads in his leadership. He needed something big and bold that would excite his party and get the attention of voters. He was under pressure to match the ambition of … Read more
