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Rachel Reeves is the UK’s most unpopular chancellor in recorded history, according to a new poll. The MP for Leeds West and Pudsey became the first woman to hold the job – which has been around for more than 800 years – when Labour won on a landslide in July 2024.
RACHEL Reeves is ready to bin the two-child benefit cap — and pay for all children in full however big their family. The Chancellor’s controversial move would cost taxpayers an extra £3.5billion.
Rachel Reeves has been savaged in a new Ipsos poll that brands her the “worst Chancellor ever”, with a staggering 71% of voters saying they are dissatisfied with her performance. The survey delivers a brutal assessment not just of the Chancellor but of Labour’s wider standing,
When Rachel Reeves stood up to deliver an unusual speech ahead of the autumn Budget earlier this month, her message was clear: everyone should brace for financial pain.
Sources suggest the Treasury is addressing plummeting income as the surge in EV ownership has sent fuel duty collections tumbling. Motorists clocking up 8,000 miles each year could be hit with an additional £240 annual bill if the per-mile system gets the green light.
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Rachel Reeves looks likely to ditch the two-child benefit cap, which was brought in under the Conservatives and restricts larger families to claiming support for only their first two kids. The Chancellor has been under pressure from Labour MPs to end the ...