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Rachel Reeves: Closing tax gap is ‘not rocket science’
Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has said Labour's plans to tackle tax dodgers are "not rocket science". The party says giving more money to tax offici [...]
Laura Kuenssberg: Rachel Reeves could be our next chancellor – but what’s she really like?
"She makes all the right noises and clearly knows what she is talking about," says one city insider, but there is a desire to hear more, to know more, [...]
Rachel Reeves: ‘This is Rishi’s recession’
Labour's Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves responds to figures which show the UK fell into recession in 2023.Dubbing it "Rishi's recession", Reeves adde [...]
Rachel Reeves quizzed on bankers bonus U-turn
The BBC's business editor asked Rachel Reeves how Labour could be trusted after it dropped its opposition to lifting the cap on bankers’ bonuses.Simon [...]
Rachel Reeves 'misspoke' in tax rises claim
Labour and the government are making very different claims about the impact of tax changes.
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Tory deputy chair Rachel Maclean accused of transphobic remarks
Rachel Maclean shared a post describing a transgender parliamentary candidate as "a man who wears a wig".
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Rachel Reeves: ‘Growth has hit a dead end’ under Conservatives
Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has said "growth has hit a dead end" under Conservative leadership.Reeves focused on the OBR forecast of a downgrade i [...]
Israel-Gaza: Protests against MPs cross a line, says Rachel Reeves
The shadow chancellor says protesting outside the homes and offices of MPs is "intimidation".
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Rachel Reeves: Labour would increase benefits in line with September inflation
Rachel Reeves has told the BBC that Labour would raise benefits in line with September inflation figures.Speaking to Laura Kuenssberg, the shadow chan [...]
‘I don’t support the intimidation of MPs’ – Rachel Reeves on Gaza
Rachel Reeves has told the BBC that she supports the right to protest, but not the intimidation of MPs.Speaking with Laura Kuenssberg, the shadow chan [...]
Rachel Reeves denies claims of plagiarism in new book
Labour's shadow chancellor says "inadvertent mistakes" will "be rectified in future reprints".
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Labour's Rachel Reeves to set out plan to recover Covid fraud billions
An anti-corruption commissioner would target £7.2bn lost to fraud, the shadow chancellor will say.
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Rachel Reeves and Jeremy Hunt on mortgage help for homeowners
Jeremy Hunt has said Labour's plans to borrow an extra £28bn are inflationary and would put up interest rates, calling them a "mortgage bombshell hidd [...]
Rachel Reeves: Labour’s green plan will have a slower start
The party had planned to spend £28bn a year on green industries when it came to office, but now says it will "ramp" investment up to that level by the [...]
Rachel Reeves unveils Labour's Joe Biden-inspired economic strategy
Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves declares "globalisation as we know it is dead", in a speech in Washington DC.
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