Rachel Reeves
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.
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Aug 2, 2026
Center
The Chancellor's tax and spending plans are being scrutinised as Labour tries to manage public finances without breaking manifesto pledges.
Lib Dems are pressing Reeves for fairer tax treatment, especially on capital gains and income tax, while opposing cuts to local services.
Aug 1, 2026
Lean Right
Defending her Budget as official forecasts show weak productivity and higher borrowing costs.
The Chancellor is accused by the right of suffocating business with national insurance rises, capital gains changes, and a punitive regulatory agenda.
Aug 1, 2026
Lean Left
Jointly signed a letter with Keir Starmer warning ministers of no new money for policy pledges, signalling budget constraints.
Defended for prioritising economic stability, but criticised by Labour left for perpetuating Conservative-era spending limits.
Jul 30, 2026
Lean Right
Reeves's first budget raised inheritance tax on farms and cut winter fuel payments for pensioners.
Conservatives blame Reeves for hammering rural landowners and the elderly, calling it a betrayal of Labour's pre-election commitments.
Jul 29, 2026
Lean Right
Chancellor delivering a Labour budget that removes key Tory welfare and investment policies.
Blamed for raising taxes and cutting pensioner benefits, undermining Conservative fiscal legacy.
Jul 28, 2026
Lean Right
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is facing backlash for raising employer National Insurance, damaging business confidence.
Conservatives see this as evidence of Labour's high-tax, low-growth agenda.
Jul 28, 2026
Center
The Shadow Chancellor has announced Labour's plans for fiscal rules but remains vague on infrastructure investment.
Lib Dems find Reeves too cautious and argue that only their party is offering bold investment in green jobs and public services.
Jul 26, 2026
Lean Right
Chancellor under fire for record tax burden and changing fiscal rules to allow more borrowing.
Criticised from the right for overseeing the highest tax take in peacetime, undermining economic growth and business confidence.
Jul 25, 2026
Lean Right
Chancellor whose budget tax rises are blamed for business pessimism.
Conservatives say Reeves' economic policies are punishing wealth creators.
Jul 23, 2026
Lean Right
Defends her Autumn Budget against accusations it punishes productivity, particularly on inheritance tax for farms.
Conservatives criticise Reeves as a high-tax chancellor whose policies destroy incentives for wealth creation.