Rachel Reeves MP

Labour MP for Leeds West and Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

26 Mar Economy

MPs Will Grill Rishi Sunak On Whether He’s Made The Right Call With Cost Of Living Crisis

Rishi Sunak has ended this week with serious dents in his carefully polished personal brand after a series of punishing headlines questioned whether his Spring Statement offered enough support to households grappling with the cost of living crisis.

25 Mar Economy

The Rundown Podcast: Is Rishi Sunak "Playing Games" With The Cost Of Living Crisis?

On this week's episode of The Rundown – Labour shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves, the Institute for Fiscal Studies' Paul Johnson and Conservative chair of the treasury select committee Mel Stride join Alain Tolhurst and Noa Hoffman to discuss how Rishi Sunak's Spring Statement has landed and whether he's the tax-cutting Chancellor he says he is.

24 Mar Economy

Rishi Sunak Accused Of Caring More About Elections Than Helping Fix The Cost Of Living Crisis

Labour's Rachel Reeves has accused the chancellor of caring more about the next election and personal ambition than helping people through the cost of living crisis.

14 Jan Home affairs

Has Labour Finally Hit On A Winning Formula With Starmer’s New Top Team?

Six weeks on from Keir Starmer’s “moderates and media performers” shadow cabinet reshuffle, where loyalists were replaced with better known faces, has the Labour leader finally hit on a winning formula?

27 Oct 2021 Economy

Rishi Sunak Overhauls Business Rates And Universal Credit In His Autumn Budget

Rishi Sunak has claimed the UK's economic recovery from the pandemic is faster than our "major competitors" as he sets out an Autumn Budget that he said included the highest departmental spending in a century.

24 Oct 2021 Economy

Rishi Sunak Insists He Is A Low Tax Tory, But Won't Rule Out Further Rises

Rishi Sunak said he is instinctively low tax, but refused to rule out further rises before the next general election.

28 Sep 2021 Economy

Industry Leaders Doubt Government's 'Smoke And Mirrors' Army Plan Will Curb Fuel Crisis

The government's move to put the army on standby amid ongoing fuel shortages has been met with doubt from industry leaders, with one senior figure describing it as "PR" and "smoke and mirrors".

27 Sep 2021 Economy

Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves Won Over Sceptics With Green Spending And Tax Reforms

Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves' multi-billion pound green spending promise and commitment to reforming the tax system won over sceptical Labour party members in what is being billed as a “refreshing” first conference speech.

04 May 2021 Political parties

Labour Says 2019 Voter Anger Has “Dissipated” In Hartlepool And Insist They Are “Back In The Game”

Labour figures have admitted the battle to keep Hartlepool red in Thursday’s by-election is on a knife edge as a damming poll shows the Conservatives way out in front.

14 Apr 2021 Economy

Commons Treasury Committee Is Set To Launch Inquiry Into Greensill Lobbying

The powerful select committee has announced it will launch an inquiry into the "lessons from Greensill Capital".

14 Apr 2021 Political parties

Tory MPs Block Labour Push For Parliamentary Inquiry Into David Cameron And Lobbying

Labour’s push for a parliamentary inquiry into David Cameron, Greensill and the wider rules around lobbying has been blocked by the Conservatives.

14 Apr 2021 Coronavirus

Labour Accuses Tories Of Going “Back To The Sleaze Of The 1990s” With David Cameron Lobbying Scandal

Labour is accusing the Conservatives of returning “to the sleaze of the 1990s” amid fresh revelations over the Greensill lobbying scandal.

13 Apr 2021 Coronavirus

Labour Push For MP-Led Inquiry Into David Cameron And Greensill Lobbying Scandal

Labour will use tomorrow’s opposition day debate to push for an MP-led investigation of David Cameron and Greensill after accusing the government of trying to “mark its own homework” over the scandal.

11 Feb 2021 Coronavirus

Exclusive: A Diamond Dealer Was Handed An NHS PPE Contract Worth £2.5m By The Government

Ministers awarded a small jewellery company specialising in rare diamond dealing a contract worth £2.5m to supply PPE to the NHS, PoliticsHome can reveal.

11 Feb 2021 Coronavirus

Ministers Accused Of "Cronyism" For Refusing Six Times To Release Details Of "High-Priority" PPE Suppliers

Labour has hit out at the government after they refused for the sixth time to reveal the names of companies given priority access to PPE contracts.

05 Feb 2021 Coronavirus

Exclusive: Serco Subcontracted NHS Test And Trace Work To Firm Accused Of “Meltdown" On Government Call Centre Contract

A company which has been heavily criticised for their handling of another government contract was awarded work on the NHS Test and Trace programme by Serco, PoliticsHome can reveal.

24 Nov 2020 Coronavirus

Exclusive: A Scottish Property Developer Who Said He Knew "Nothing At All" About PPE Was Handed £9.6m To Supply Surgical Gowns To The NHS

A Scottish property firm whose director admitted he knew “nothing at all” about PPE before the pandemic, and who says he managed a deal with Chinese suppliers from his bedroom, was awarded a £9.6m contract to purchase equipment for the NHS.

13 Sep 2020 Brexit

Robert Buckland Says He Won't Resign From The Cabinet For Allowing The Government To Break International Law

Justice Secretary Robert Buckland has been accused of not fulfilling “his oath to stand up for the rule of law” after suggesting he was willing to go along with Boris Johnson’s plan to break an international treaty.

03 Sep 2020 Political parties

After Calls For Him To 'Consider His Position', How Much Trouble Is Scottish Labour Leader Richard Leonard In?

Rachel Reeves sparked an internal party row after she called on Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard to "consider his position".

10 Aug 2020 Coronavirus

Labour demands ‘rapid reform’ of coronavirus contact tracing system with call to cut outsourcing funding

Labour are calling on the Government to cut funding to a major coronavirus test and trace contractor in favour of locally-led measures.

12 Jul 2020 Home affairs

Labour demands ‘immediate’ publication of Priti Patel bullying probe amid ‘political interference’ claims

Labour is demanding the “immediate” publication of a report into whether Home Secretary Priti Patel bullied staff.

12 Jul 2020 Brexit

Michael Gove vows £705m border spending as government readies ‘bright future’ campaign to get UK ready for Brexit

Michael Gove has pledged to spend £705m on the UK’s borders and launch a new public information campaign to get the country ready for Brexit.

09 Jul 2020 Brexit

Liz Truss warns Boris Johnson over post-Brexit border plans in leaked letter

Cabinet minister Liz Truss has expressed a string of concerns about the UK’s post-Brexit border plans, a leaked letter reveals.

17 May 2020 Brexit

UK and EU have ‘philosophical difference’ on Brexit but talks are not falling apart, claims Michael Gove

The Brexit talks are going well but the UK and the EU have a “philosophical difference” on their future relationship, according to Michael Gove.

15 May 2020 Coronavirus

Labour demands ‘transparency and accountability’ over Covid-19 contracts handed to private sector

Labour has called for greater transparency over the “huge sums of taxpayers’ money” spent on private sector contracts amid the coronavirus pandemic.

04 May 2020 Coronavirus

The Breakfast Briefing: Give us yer vaxxin’ money, PM’s Sunday sermon - and Labour demands mask plan

Your morning guide to what’s moving in Westminster, from PolHome acting editor Matt Honeycombe-Foster

04 May 2020 Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Labour tells ministers to ‘get ahead of the game’ on facemasks for the public

Labour is calling on the Government to “get ahead of the game” on facemasks and start stockpiling them to avoid the issues seen with protective equipment for NHS workers.

26 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

Dominic Raab warns Tory lockdown critics second coronavirus wave would ‘risk the economy’

Dominic Raab has batted away calls from senior Conservatives to ease the coronavirus lockdown, as he warned that a second wave of the disease could deal a “serious blow” to the economy.

22 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

Keir Starmer condemns government's 'slow' coronavirus response as dozens of firms claim PPE offers were ignored

Keir Starmer has hit out at the Government's "slow" response to the coronavirus outbreak as dozens of UK firms claimed their offers to make protective equipment for NHS staff have been ignored by ministers.

19 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

Boris Johnson appoints PPE 'tsar' amid growing concerns over shortages for frontline NHS staff

Boris Johnson has appointed a PPE 'tsar' to boost manufacturing of protective equipment needed to protect NHS staff amid growing concerns supplies in hospitals are running low.

05 Apr 2020 Political parties

Keir Starmer axes leading Corbynites and brings in new blood as he unveils his Shadow Cabinet

Keir Starmer has sacked top allies of Jeremy Corbyn as he unveiled a radical shake-up of the Shadow Cabinet.

22 Sep 2019 Environment

We have the technology and the skills to build a green economy - but we need the political will

Workable measures exist to tackle climate change, if only the Government had the political will to pursue them, writes Rachel Reeves MP

23 Sep 2018 Economy

A change in the law to protect workers is urgently needed

Labour’s pledge to strengthen workers’ rights and clean up corporate governance will bring businesses into line with modern working practice, writes Rachel Reeves

31 May 2018 Economy

FCA must act urgently on high interest borrowing or Government should intervene

The FCA must deliver cap on “sky-high” lending fees to stop the exploitation of customers, says Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee Chair, Rachel Reeves MP.

18 Jan 2018 Brexit

The nuclear industry needs urgent clarity over its post-Brexit future

The government must seek a close association with Euratom, and consider flexibility for an extended transition period, writes Rachel Reeves

16 Jan 2018 Economy

Fire and fury - Authorities must put an end to avoidable house fires that put millions at risk

Chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee Rachel Reeves says authorities can no longer stand by while irresponsible firms take advantage of a system that is too lax.