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born 1979
Rachel Jane Reeves (born 13 February 1979) is a British politician who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from July 2024 to July 2026, and was the first woman to be appointed to the post. Previously, she was Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2021.
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“This is going to be the most pro-growth, pro-business Treasury that this country has ever seen.”
Unless you take swift action in the wake of a financial crisis the problems stick around for 10 to 20 years.
The most recent GDP … are very positive … That is good news and does show we are beginning to turn the corner.
I'm sick of people mansplaining how to be chancellor to me.
In too many areas, regulation still acts as a boot on the neck of businesses, choking off the enterprise and innovation that is the lifeblood of growth.
That is why we on this side of the house are serious about taking the action needed to grow our economy. Backing the builders, not the blockers.
I guess you could say that, moving from banking, I am one of the few people entering politics to be going to a more popular profession.
These fiscal rules are non-negotiable. They are the embodiment of this government’s unwavering commitment to bring stability to our economy.
I’m confident that our plans, far from increasing poverty, will actually result in more people having fulfilling work, paying a decent wage to lift themselves and their families out of poverty.
Today I am taking immediate action to fix Britain’s economic foundations. … By growing our economy we can rebuild Britain and make every part of the country better off.
I’m not going to let [critics] stop me from doing what this government’s got a mandate to do, and that is to grow the economy, to make working people better off.
Growth … is now our national mission.
The global economy has become more uncertain … The increased global uncertainty has had two consequences. First, on our public finances. And second, on the economy.
The government will change its self-imposed debt rules in order to free up billions for infrastructure spending … so that we can grow our economy and bring jobs and growth to Britain.
We are renewing Britain. But I know that too many people in too many parts of our country are yet to feel it. This government’s task, my task as Chancellor and the purpose of this spending review is to change that.
I feel like in many ways, I’m standing on their shoulders… I believe the biggest impact that I can make to the lives of ordinary women, women who go out to work, is to close the gender pay gap once and for all.
Without growth, we cannot cut hospital waiting lists or put more police on the streets. … Without growth, we cannot meet our climate goals… or give the next generation the opportunities that they need to thrive.
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