All news on the topic: Rachel Reeves MP

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The TUC leader has urged Keir Starmer to ensure wealthy Brits pay higher taxes to "level the playing field"
TUC General Secretary Paul Nowak made the call as he expressed ’real concerns’ about Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s decision to cut the winter fuel allowance for millions of pensioners
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Could Reeves impose the UK’s most punishing capital gains tax in Europe?
“We have no plans to raise capital gains tax,” came the reply as Rachel Reeves was quizzed on her tax plans on the campaign trail in June.
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Labour donor resigns from Treasury role amid accusations of ’cronyism’
Ian Corfield resigns as adviser to Rachel Reeves as ministers deny favoring donors.
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Rachel Reeves plans to raise taxes and cut spending in the October budget
Chancellor insists she still has large black hole to fill despite stronger-than-expected growth in first half of 2024
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Scotland eliminates universal winter fuel payment in anticipation of further cuts
Scottish ministers have scrapped a universal winter fuel payment and are preparing deep cuts in other spending after the UK chancellor, Rachel Reves’s, warnings of a £22bn black hole.
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UK unemployment falls as wage growth reaches its lowest level in two years
Rachel Reeves says there is more to do in supporting people into employment and she will take action in budget
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DWP data raises alarm over pensioners eligible for winter fuel payments but missing out
Charity Independent Age has warned a shake-up of winter fuel payments could be dangerous as new data suggests hundreds of thousands who are entitled to it could miss out
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Treasury pledges low-carbon investment relief to appease oil and gas industry concerns
Minister James Murray says decision aimed at protecting jobs and investment after concerns raised by industry
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UK ministers urged to brace for difficult spending choices
The Treasury has made it clear that reform will be needed as Rachel Reeves begins pivotal review of public finances
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Why does Rachel Reeves want to copy Canada’s pensions model?
There is a push to consolidate the UK local government pension scheme into a larger fund to drive investment
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Boy, 15, becomes youngest British chess grandmaster
Shreyas Royal, whose family was granted visa after appeal by Rachel Reeves, aspires to become world chess champion by 21
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Insurance boss warns against using pensions to drive UK growth
Government must defuse ‘ticking timebomb’ of people not saving enough for retirement, says Royal London CEO
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Wealth taxes could raise £10bn to help plug Tory budget hole, say economists
Reforms to inheritance and capital gains taxes could reduce £20bn shortfall and combat UK’s widening wealth gap
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Millions of public sector workers due to get pay rises
In a major test for the new Government, Chancellor Rachel Reeves must decide whether to accept recommendations from pay review bodies (PRBs) on how much wages should increase
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Ofwat accused of displaying ‘disregard’ for customers amid increasing water bill prices
Politicians and campaigners condemn charging proposals, as regulator puts Thames Water into special measures
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Rachel Reeves vows to fix the economy so families everywhere are better off
In her first speech as Chancellor, Rachel Reeves will warn that £58billion extra could have been pumped into NHS and schools last year if the Tories had achieved growth
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’Disastrous for the UK’: MPs’ pension fund exits Britain’s stock market
Jeremy Hunt and Rachel Reeves have been squaring up to the UK’s pension sector in recent months with threats to strong-arm money managers into backing homegrown British companies.
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Rachel Reeves: What to know about the ex-chess champion aspiring to be the UK’s first female chancellor
The MP for Leeds West has risen up the ranks to be one of Labour’s most influential figures - whose judgement will determine the party’s spending priorities if it forms the next government.
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Labour will close £430million ’loophole’ in Tory plan to axe non-dom tax for super-rich
In a major U-turn last month Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said he would axe the non-dom tax break. But Labour’s Rachel Reeves warned the plans contain ’a load of loopholes’
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Rachel Reeves does not rule out Labour having to make cuts after Tory carnage
Labour Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves said she's 'under no illusions' about the state of public finances, telling the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg cuts may have to happen
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Rachel Reeves interview taken off air as she blasts Tory failure on the economy
Labour Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves was interviewed by Sir Trevor Phillips, but repeated technical issues meant viewers were unable to hear what she was saying
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Labour is ready to fight the election on the economy – the sooner the better'
Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the public should have been given a budget offering a 'glimmer of hope' - but instead there's just more of the same from the Tories
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Keir Starmer blasts Budget as Tories' 'last desperate act' ahead of election
Labour leader Keir Starmer called the Spring Budget 'just another short-term cynical political gimmick' as he said the Tories' 'complacency takes your breath away'
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Jeremy Hunt considers scrapping 'non dom' tax loophole for super-rich in U-turn
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt had described scrapping the status as the 'wrong thing to do' but is now desperately searching for cash to fund a general tax giveaway at the Budget next week
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Towns with most cold homes as Labour vows to cut energy bills - check your area
Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves has pledged families would save hundreds of pounds on their energy bills under Labour's plan to insulate five million homes across the country