Rachel Reeves, Lord Chancellor
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RACHEL Reeves has been mocked by TV presenters Susanna Reid and Lorraine Kelly over her “bonkers” speech ahead of the Budget. ITV favourites Susanna, 54, and Lorraine, 65, joked
Chancellor Rachel Reeves insisted that her fiscal rules were sacrosanct, saying that any attempt to “sidestep” those rules would just lead to more expensive government borrowing. In a clear message to her own backbenchers, she said it was important that everyone including “politicians” understood that reality.
Just a year later, she’s rolling the pitch for more tax rises. Let me be clear. If Rachel Reeves breaks her promise and raises taxes yet again, enough is enough. She must go. Her excuses are as familiar as they are tired. When the numbers don’t add up ...
Rachel Reeves raises the ghost of Denis Healey – the Labour chancellor bailed out by the IMF - COMMENT: In signalling a rise in tax, including the basic rate, Rachel Reeves is in danger of making the same mistake as another Labour chancellor half a century ago,
Rachel Reeves is battling for her own credibility - and ultimately, the survival of Sir Keir Starmer's government.
Finance minister Rachel Reeves said on Tuesday Britain had faced increasing challenges since her first budget last year, as questions grow over which taxes she will raise to keep her budget on track.