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Rachel Jane Reeves (born 13 February 1979) is a British politician and, since July 2024, Chancellor of the Exchequer. A member of the Labour Party, she has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Leeds West and Pudsey, formerly Leeds West, since 2010.
Rachel Reeves became Chancellor of the Exchequer on 5 July 2024, upon her appointment by Prime Minister Keir Starmer, following Labour's victory in the 2024 general election. She succeeded Conservative chancellor Jeremy Hunt, and became the first woman to hold the office of Chancellor in its 708-year history.
Jul 5, 2024 · "Serious" and "determined" are words often used to describe Rachel Reeves, the former Bank of England economist who has become the UK's first female chancellor. But colleagues and friends have...
Rachel Reeves said she would give a statement to Parliament on Monday showing “honesty” about the scale of the challenge faced by the new Labour government.
Jul 5, 2024 · Rachel Reeves became Britain’s first female chancellor of the Exchequer on Friday, taking on one of the country’s four great offices of state, with responsibility for managing...
2 days ago · Chancellor Rachel Reeves will pave the way next week for a tax-raising autumn Budget, blaming pressures on public sector pay, the NHS, prisons, defence and other public services for what she calls ...
Jul 5, 2024 · After centuries of British male chancellors, Rachel Reeves has become the first woman to take on the top job in government following Labour's landslide election victory.
