Rachel Reeves

Is the UK squandering its green economy leadership?

Politics

Is the UK squandering its green economy leadership?

The CBI reckons the UK has lost out on £4.3bn of green growth to its European competitors, making bolder climate action an open goal for a Labour Party that is looking to woo business leaders

clock 23 January 2023 • 10 min read
Labour proposes planning overhaul as part of 'Green Prosperity Plan'

Politics

Labour proposes planning overhaul as part of 'Green Prosperity Plan'

Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves promises a Labour government would be 'pro-worker, pro-business, and pro-climate'

clock 23 January 2023 • 5 min read
Labour conference: Party promises to spend £28bn a year on tackling climate crisis, scrap business rates, and boost green steel

Politics

Labour conference: Party promises to spend £28bn a year on tackling climate crisis, scrap business rates, and boost green steel

Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves sets out intention to become the first ‘green chancellor’ as shadow business secretary Ed Miliband announces Labour would prioritise ‘climate justice and economic justice’

clock 27 September 2021 • 9 min read

Policy

Rachel Reeves reelected to BEIS Select Committee Post

Reeves is trying to use the role to reform the UK’s private audit sector, recently hit by a series of scandals including Carillion

clock 29 January 2020 • 2 min read