The Iron Chancellor Rachel Reeves may have to flex to get the growth she wants
It has been a wild January for Rachel Reeves and frankly for economics in the UK and the world.When Labour swept to victory last summer, Reeves pledged she would be an "iron" chancellor, reining in public spending and improving the lives of working people through growing the economy.
Rachel Reeves may have just made things worse for Labour with brave 7-word claim
Double-bubble: Rachel Reeves' regurgitating of Boris Johnson ’s old manifesto, sorry I mean Rachel Reeves' unveiling of Labour’s pioneering new plan for growth, then Keir Starmer at Prime Minister's Questions.
Labour Split Erupts Over Rachel Reeves' 'Indefensible' Decision To Back Third Heathrow Runway
The Labour mayor for London, Sadiq Khan, immediately came out swinging after Reeves’ announcement. He said: “I remain opposed to a new runway at Heathrow airport because of th
Rachel Reeves's plans for planes could doom Labour
ANALYSIS: A leading eco-campaigner has already condemned Labour as 'worse than the Tories' and the Greens are ready to strike in key constituencies
Reeves declares war on Labour ‘blockers’ standing in the way of growth
Chancellor warns MPs not to ‘put their own interests above those of the country’ as she aims to kick-start the economy
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Britain’s Rachel Reeves needs a growth miracle
A major speech Wednesday promises a host of pro-growth policies to turn the UK economy around. But the hurdles in the chancellor’s way are huge.
Labour hails Thatcher and Trump, pledging to “cut the weeds of regulation”
Jonathan Reynolds, Labour’s business secretary, told the Financial Times, “We have to respond to the agenda the US president has just set out with our own dynamism… Every country has to do it.”
'Reeks of panic': Labour MP tears into party's growth plans
A LABOUR MP has slated his party’s growth agenda saying it “reeks of panic”. In a column for The Guardian, Clive Lewis said plans announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves earlier this week are “fraught with risk” and represent a “sign of desperation”.
'No easy routes' to growth, Reeves tells Labour MPs
The chancellor has told Labour MPs there are "no easy routes" to economic growth, after hinting the government will back a third runway at Heathrow Airport. Rachel Reeves said ministers must start saying "yes" to new projects and go "further and faster" to boost the economy.
Reeves tells Labour MPs of need to 'go further and faster' to generate growth
The Chancellor has faced questions about her plans since the start of the year, amid stuttering growth figures and rising borrowing costs
Rachel Reeves’s plan for Heathrow to ‘turbocharge’ economy struggles to take off
Chancellor’s optimistic economic growth vision hit in the short term as Tesco and Lloyds announce hundreds of job losses and she admits fixing the economy is ‘not an easy job’
Reeves wrong to put growth before net zero, says major Labour donor
Rachel Reeves would be “foolish” to put growth before net zero and approve expansion at Britain’s major airports, a major Labour donor has warned. Dale Vince, the eco-tycoon who has given £5m to the party, said it would be a mistake for the Chancellor to back a third runway at Heathrow and similar extensions at Gatwick and Luton.