Category: Economy

Rachel fights for jobs and growth in Parliament

January 27th, 2012
This week, Rachel led a debate in the House of Commons, calling on the Government to reintroduce Labour's bankers bonus tax to raise £2 billion to fund 100,000 for young people. As unemployment rises and youth unemployment has topped 1 million, it is mo… more »

Rachel visits the Manthorpe Engineering Plant in Derby with Ed Miliband

October 31st, 2011
Rachel and Labour leader Ed Miliband visited Derby today, touring the Manthorpe Engineering plant in Derby to highlight the crucial role that manufacturing plays for the UK economy. After meeting with managers and apprentices from the firm, there wa… more »

Labour's plan for jobs and growth in Yorkshire

October 21st, 2011
This morning, Rachel joined Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls in Sheffield, to launch Labour's plan for jobs and growth in Yorkshire. Rachel and Ed met the staff and managers at Clix Coolers, a firm producing industrial cooling units. Rachel and Ed then talked… more »

STATE PENSION AGE: GOVERNMENT SIGNALS PARTIAL CLIMBDOWN

October 13th, 2011
  <div class="image_block"><a href="http://www.rachelreeves.net/blogs/media/blogs/IMG_2798.JPG"><img src="http://www.rachelreeves.net/blogs/media/blogs/IMG_2798.JPG" alt="" title="" width="389" height="260" /></a></div> Th… more »