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'''Rachel Reeves''' (born 13 February 1979) is a British Labour Party politician and an economist. She has served as the Member of Parliament for Leeds West since the 2010 General Election and has been tipped as a future [[Leader of the Labour Party]].<ref>Jonny Greatrex [http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/mp-tom-watson-finds-new-231324 "MP Tom Watson finds new love after break up of marriage"], ''Birmingham Mail'', 26 August 2012</ref> | '''Rachel Reeves''' (born 13 February 1979) is a British Labour Party politician and an economist. She has served as the Member of Parliament for Leeds West since the 2010 General Election and has been tipped as a future [[Leader of the Labour Party]].<ref>Jonny Greatrex [http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/mp-tom-watson-finds-new-231324 "MP Tom Watson finds new love after break up of marriage"], ''Birmingham Mail'', 26 August 2012</ref> | ||
| − | Rachel Reeves was Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions from 2013 but vowed not to return to the shadow cabinet after her maternity leave following [[Jeremy Corbyn]]'s victory in the 2015 Labour leadership election. | + | ==Career== |
| + | Rachel Reeves was [[Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions]] from 2013 but vowed not to return to the shadow cabinet after her maternity leave following [[Jeremy Corbyn]]'s victory in the 2015 Labour leadership election. | ||
Reeves' younger sister, [[Ellie Reeves|Ellie]], was a member of Labour's [[National Executive Committee]] and [[Joint Policy Committee]] until being voted off in August 2016, and is married to [[Parliamentary Labour Party]] chair [[John Cryer]], Labour MP for Leyton and Wanstead.<ref>[http://www.progressonline.org.uk/2011/11/18/like-ed-we-should-all-be-friends-of-israel/ "Like Ed, we should all be friends of Israel"]</ref> Ellie Reeves was elected MP for Lewisham West and Penge in the [[UK/2017 General Election|June 2017 General Election]].<ref>''[https://twitter.com/elliereeves/status/873006389857275910 "Delighted to have been elected as the Member of Parliament for Lewisham West and Penge with a majority of 23,174"]''</ref> | Reeves' younger sister, [[Ellie Reeves|Ellie]], was a member of Labour's [[National Executive Committee]] and [[Joint Policy Committee]] until being voted off in August 2016, and is married to [[Parliamentary Labour Party]] chair [[John Cryer]], Labour MP for Leyton and Wanstead.<ref>[http://www.progressonline.org.uk/2011/11/18/like-ed-we-should-all-be-friends-of-israel/ "Like Ed, we should all be friends of Israel"]</ref> Ellie Reeves was elected MP for Lewisham West and Penge in the [[UK/2017 General Election|June 2017 General Election]].<ref>''[https://twitter.com/elliereeves/status/873006389857275910 "Delighted to have been elected as the Member of Parliament for Lewisham West and Penge with a majority of 23,174"]''</ref> | ||
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| Born | Rachel Jane Reeves 13 February 1979 Lewisham, London, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | New College (Oxford), London School of Economics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Nicholas Joicey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of | Labour Friends of Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | Labour | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Ellie Reeves | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rachel Reeves (born 13 February 1979) is a British Labour Party politician and an economist. She has served as the Member of Parliament for Leeds West since the 2010 General Election and has been tipped as a future Leader of the Labour Party.[1]
Career
Rachel Reeves was Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions from 2013 but vowed not to return to the shadow cabinet after her maternity leave following Jeremy Corbyn's victory in the 2015 Labour leadership election.
Reeves' younger sister, Ellie, was a member of Labour's National Executive Committee and Joint Policy Committee until being voted off in August 2016, and is married to Parliamentary Labour Party chair John Cryer, Labour MP for Leyton and Wanstead.[2] Ellie Reeves was elected MP for Lewisham West and Penge in the June 2017 General Election.[3]
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premiership of Keir Starmer | 5 July 2024 | |||
| WEF/Annual Meeting/2023 | 16 January 2023 | 20 January 2023 | Switzerland WEF | The theme of the meeting was "Cooperation in a Fragmented World" |
Related Documents
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
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| Document:Britain didn’t vote Labour just to get a new iron chancellor | Article | 4 August 2024 | William Keegan | The economic damage wrought by Brexit continues. Our investment and growth prospects would benefit enormously if Starmer and Reeves abandoned this policy of “no return to the customs union, single market or freedom of movement”. I repeat what I have said before: the Labour manifesto commits it to removing unnecessary barriers to trade. But Brexit is the most formidable barrier of all! |
| Document:Rachel Reeves needs to develop some decent ideas very quickly | blog post | 25 May 2023 | Richard Murphy | Rachel Reeves is a person out of time, out of ideas, and right now with no answer to any question that might reasonably be asked of her. It's very depressing. |
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