Julian Harris: Rachel Reeves is Everywhere
As UK economics editor, my life for the last week has felt a lot like surrealist movie Being John Malkovich — but with Rachel Reeves in the central role.
What are Rachel Reeves' growth plans for the UK economy?
British finance minister Rachel Reeves spelled out her plans to revive the country's slow-moving economy on Wednesday, adding to recent pledges to reform investment and planning rules with a commitment to back airport expansion at Heathrow.
Heathrow expansion can be done in a decade, says Rachel Reeves
Heathrow Airport’s third runway can be built in the next decade, Rachel Reeves has said, as she aims to boost growth amid the UK’s gloomy economic outlook. The Chancellor said she wanted to see the expansion completed by 2035,
The contradictions at the heart of Rachel Reeves’ growth plan
“There is a clear contradiction between implementing laudable measures such as planning reform and infrastructure investment whilst, at the same time, applying a handbrake through measures which will inevitably reduce investment and freeze recruitment. This is a clear dichotomy that the government needs to resolve internally.”
The Rachel Reeves theory of growth
That left Rachel Reeves, Britain’s chancellor, with an uphill task when she arrived at the Swiss alpine town to court investors at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum. She met a raft of Wall Street bosses,
Reeves’ Heathrow-Fueled Growth Plan Will Take Years to Get Off Ground
Rachel Reeves reached far and wide as she sought to revive the UK’s flagging economy with wind turbines, roads, airports, railways, trade deals, and proposed reforms to pensions, planning and the welfare system.
Rachel Reeves draws battle lines with her bets to fix low growth
Rachel Reeves delivered her big speech on growth. It contained a number of measures: some good (the Oxford/Cambridge arc tops that list), some bad (the third runway at Heathrow) and some added to give the list of growth initiatives the appearance of a more even regional distribution (the regeneration of Old Trafford).
Reeves expected to back Heathrow expansion plans
Rachel Reeves is set to announce a series of major infrastructure projects in a speech in which she is also expected to back plans for a third runway at Heathrow Airport. The chancellor will outline plans to create "Europe's Silicon Valley" between Oxford and Cambridge,
Rachel Reeves sends message to Sadiq Khan as London mayor opposes Heathrow expansion
Rachel Reeves sends message to Sadiq Khan as London mayor opposes Heathrow expansionSource: BBC Radio 4 ...
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Why Rachel Reeves' reservoir plans are 'far from a solution to UK's water challenges'
Nine new reservoirs are part of a plan to "kick start the economy". But it has led to warnings that private firms will ...
Rachel Reeves changes mind over opposition to new terminal at Leeds Bradford Airport
Rachel Reeves has revealed she is now in favour of expanding Leeds Bradford Airport, after previously opposing plans for a ...
Rachel Reeves grilled on past opposition to airport expansion over environmental concerns
Rachel Reeves grilled on past opposition to airport expansion over environmental concernsSource: BBC Breakfast ...
Rachel Reeves warns Sadiq Khan she will defeat London mayor’s bid to sabotage Heathrow expansion
Rachel Reeves has told London Mayor Sadiq Khan she is certain to defeat his bid to sabotage her Heathrow expansion scheme.
Miliband vows to halve UK emissions days after Reeves backs Heathrow third runway
Ed Miliband has promised Britain will slash its climate emissions by more than 60pc by 2035 in a move that risks direct conflict with Rachel Reeves’s airport expansion plans.
Rachel Reeves speech live: Chancellor backs 'badly needed' Heathrow third runway and £4.2bn Old Trafford plan
Chancellor backs 'badly needed' Heathrow third runway and £4.2bn Old Trafford plan - Chancellor Rachel Reeves is unveiling a ...
Rachel Reeves plays ‘fast and loose' with YOUR pension as high-risk plan unravels
Chancellor Rachel Reeves stands accused of playing "fast and loose" with the nation's pension pots as she scrambles for ways ...