Rachel Reeves: a social democratic Margaret Thatcher? | The New Statesman

Rachel Reeves makes a historic speech as Britain's first female Chancellor at Labour Party Conference.

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We're coming to you from Liverpool where Rachel Reeves has just delivered her keynote speech at this year's Labour Party Conference.

There were lots of smiles in the Chancellor's speech as well as the commitment to the tough economic decisions that she has to make, but has she managed to turn the page on Labour's rough beginning in government?


Hannah Barnes hears from Andrew Marr, Rachel Cunliffe, and Andy Burnham.


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