Rachel Reeves
United Kingdom
Labour
member of the 59th Parliament of the United Kingdom
government
Rachel Jane Reeves is a British politician who has served as Chancellor of the Exchequer since 2024. A member of the Labour Party, she has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Leeds West and Pudsey, formerly Leeds West, since 2010. She held various shadow ministerial and shadow cabinet portfolios between 2010 and 2015 and from 2020 to 2024.
Standing...
Stories...
Sep 16, 2026
Lean Right
The Chancellor is grappling with poor economic growth figures and speculation about tax rises in the upcoming Budget.
Conservatives criticise Reeves for her tax-and-spend approach and accuse her of stifling growth with high taxes and red tape.
Sep 14, 2026
Lean Right
Chancellor's first Budget raised taxes by £40bn, increased borrowing, and changed fiscal rules to allow more investment spending.
Tories accuse her of punishing workers and businesses with National Insurance hikes and breaking manifesto promises, calling it a recipe for stagnation.
Sep 13, 2026
Lean Right
The Chancellor is facing criticism over her first Budget, including National Insurance rises for employers and changes to inheritance tax.
Conservatives say Reeves is anti-growth and anti-business, and that her tax raid will hit family farms and small firms.
Sep 12, 2026
Lean Right
The Chancellor's Budget, featuring significant tax increases, has sparked business warnings and farmer protests, with questions over her economic competence.
Conservatives criticise Reeves for choking growth with tax rises and for failing to deliver the promised economic turnaround.
Sep 12, 2026
Center
The Chancellor is likely to face questions after the UK economy recorded 0.4% growth in July driven partly by AI investment.
Lib Dems should welcome growth but press Reeves on whether the AI investment is broad-based or concentrated in London and the South East, and whether the energy squeeze will wipe out these gains for households this winter.
Sep 11, 2026
Lean Left
The Chancellor is under pressure as travel disruption and NHS demand raise questions about public spending priorities.
Labour's fiscal rules mean Reeves must balance NHS investment against market credibility, and any hint of loosening the rules will be attacked by the Tories and bond markets.
Sep 10, 2026
Lean Right
Chancellor under fire for budget measures, including rises to employer national insurance and inheritance tax reliefs.
Criticized for breaking Tories' manifesto promises on tax and for hitting working families via businesses, harming growth.
Sep 9, 2026
Lean Right
The Chancellor is facing a growing fiscal black hole and is reportedly considering capital gains tax rises on business assets.
Conservatives criticize Reeves for breaking her pre-election pledge not to raise taxes on working people, punishing enterprise and investment.
Sep 8, 2026
Lean Right
The Chancellor faces backlash after official figures showed inflation rising and GDP growth flatlining, undermining her fiscal credibility.
Conservatives criticize Reeves for her tax-and-spend budget that has raised national insurance for employers and frozen income tax thresholds, hitting working families and stifling enterprise.
Sep 8, 2026
Center
Her successor Healey builds on her fiscal efforts, signaling continuity in UK economic policy.
Centrists view her legacy as mixed but her commitment to bond market credibility as a necessary corrective.