“Of course you need to bring in the revenue to fund vital public services, but we've also got to grow the economy. I won't do anything that makes it harder to achieve that economic growth and prosperity.”

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.