“We need to bring down the deficit and address the low-paid economy, but we should do this by tackling the root causes of low pay and rising social security spending, not by attacking those who are already struggling to cover the costs of living.”

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.