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Meaning
The speaker is saying that the Office for Budget Responsibility was created under a Conservative chancellor and that she intends to make the institution stronger. The quote presents continuity with an existing fiscal body while also promising reform. It suggests support for oversight of budget policy.
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Original Language & Translation
Originally said in English.
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No source found on Wikiquote; the quote is listed as attributed to Rachel Reeves.
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About Rachel Reeves
British politician
Rachel Jane Reeves is a British politician and Labour Party member, born in 1979. She has been the Member of Parliament for Leeds West and Pudsey, formerly Leeds West, since 2010, and served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2024 to 2026. Before entering government, she held several shadow ministerial and shadow cabinet posts between 2010 and 2015, and again from 2020 until Labour returned to power after the 2024 election. Her public profile is shaped by economic and political responsibility, especially through her work in Parliament and in senior party roles.
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