It’s the end of the Parliamentary session, and Rachel has called on the coalition government for immediate action to help small and medium sized businesses. In an article for Left Foot Forward, Rachel has criticised the government’s lack of action to ens… more »

Have you heard about my campaign to make sure that Kirkstall gets a railway station? Kirkstall Forge closed in 2002, and has since become one of the most exciting development projects in the city. With 1,000 houses, a hotel shops and offices, the mixed… more »

Responding to the first meeting of the Business, Innovation and Skills Select Committee, Rachel has attacked the government for having 'no coherent strategy for growth and no sensible evidence-based process for deciding where the cuts must fall.'  In … more »

Rachel brought up the issue of Sheffield Forgemasters at the Business Innovation and Skills select committee this week, continuing to press the government on protecting vital jobs in our region. The Forgemasters loan would have seen £80m provided to the… more »

I visited Bramley Carnival on Saturday, and had the pleasure of speaking to the carnival from the main stage. As you can see from the pictures, I also spent some time with Bramley Elderly Action at their stall, and wandered round soaking up the atmospher… more »

Rachel visited Leeds General Infirmary's Children's Cardiac Unit on Friday, and met surgeons, nurses and Doctors who work at one of the country's leading cardiac units for children. As part of plans for concentrating services in one place and making sure… more »

Rachel spent last Friday visiting vital public services in Leeds, and finding out about how they are coping in the current climate of cutbacks. Rachel visited Abbey Grange, and gave a speech to sixth formers about 'your money or your life', speaking to… more »

Leeds West MP Rachel Reeves has called on the Government to protect the poorest people in society. Supporting an amendment that would force the government to analyse the impacts of it’s budget on low income households, Reeves highlighted the regressive e… more »

As the coalition government begins to announce its plans, Rachel has been questioning Ministers in the Chamber about the details of the plans. Key amongst them are plans to raise VAT to 20%, a regressive measure that will hit the poorest hardest. Rachel… more »

Rachel is now holding her MP's surgeries across the constituency to allow as many people as possible easy access. The next upcoming surgeries are:Friday 16th July - Greenhow Community Rooms, Haddon Road, Kirkstall. From 4pm.Saturday 17th July - T… more »

In this article, Rachel analyses where the impacts of the recent budget will fall, and finds that the people of Leeds West will suffer disproportionately. more »

Rachel Reeves, Labour Member of Parliament for Leeds West, has criticised the coalition's 'shallow' commitment to reducing child poverty by 2020. In an article on Labourlist, which you can access here, Rachel argues that the failure to roll out pilot s… more »

Rachel has written an article for Labour Uncut on the importance of sustaining growth and the risk of cutting regional development. We need a growth plan, not regional economic vandalism, says Rachel Reeves On Tuesday, Nick Clegg announced that at… more »