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Rachel Reeves sticks to script and saves big changes for next month’s budget



Chancellor’s conference speech was light on detail and not pivot away from doom and gloom that critics wantedReeves defends Labour’s cut to winter fuel allowanceLabour conference live – latest updatesRachel Reeves had a difficult balancing act. Between offering up a message of optimism for Britain as a chancellor elected on a platform of change in July’s election landslide, and holding back the big news for next month’s budget.Facing criticism that she may have overcooked a doom and gloom-laden approach emanating from the economy, paving the way for a “painful” tax and spending event on 30 October, Reeves’s speech in Liverpool on Monday was an opportunity for a reset. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/sep/23/rachel-reeves-sticks-to-script-and-saves-big-changes-for-next-months-budget

Author : Richard Partington Economics correspondent

Publish date : 2024-09-23 17:17:08

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