Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been pictured ahead of Wednesday's Budget, with images revealing a portrait of a former Communist education minister presiding over the Treasury.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been pictured ahead of Wednesday's Budget, with images revealing a portrait of a former Communist education minister presiding over the Treasury. Number 11s newest resident, former Communist Party of Great Britain leader Ellen Wilkinson, can now be found surveying the Chancellor's office.It comes as Reeves is set to become the first female Chancellor of the Exchequer to deliver the Budget.
Best known for leading the “Jarrow crusade” of workers, she protested against unemployment and poverty in Tyneside throughout 1936.It comes as Reeves prepares to reveal the harsh realities of Labour's tough talking Autumn Budget.Wednesday's announcement is expected to prioritise fixing the NHS and growing the economy.
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