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Rachel Reeves MP Articles

Make work pay

Labour will restore the dignity of earning a day’s wage As a constituency member of parliament in Leeds, I see the impact of low pay on the families and communities I serve – the huge stress and the strain on people who put in the hours at work, but still struggle to...
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Labour’s economic cause

When Ed Miliband first started talking about the 'squeezed middle', many in the political and media establishment professed confusion. But it didn’t take long before the phrase began to appear in newspaper headlines, with the Oxford English Dictionary pronouncing Ed’s...
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Credibility and the fiscal challenge

As shadow chief secretary to the Treasury, Labour’s credibility on deficit reduction and fiscal discipline is my central concern. It’s a tough brief – but one that now, even more than ever, is pivotal to the party’s future success. Credibility matters because it is...
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Time to take responsibility

Yesterday we learnt that the Tory-led government’s reckless economic plan has failed. The government will borrow a staggering £158 billion more than they planned a year ago. Borrowing is up because the economy has stalled, unemployment is set to increase further while...
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