Rachel Reeves has become the first woman in the history of the United Kingdom to be named the country's chancellor.
Reeves was put in charge of the country's finances by Starmer, and given a job and title, Chancellor of the Exchequer , that dates back more than 800 years.READ MORE:"To every young woman and girl… let today show that there should be no ceilings on your ambitions, your hopes or your dreams.
Addressing cost-of-living pressures and other economic woes had been a crucial part of the party's pre-election pitch, and Reeves said it would be the new government's "central mission".Reeves was put in charge of the country's finances by new PM Keir Starmer. "The central mission of this government will be to restore economic growth... it is now our national mission and it will be for the Treasury to lead that mission.
"To deliver on this mission, I want to be the most pro-growth Treasury in our country's history. That will mean doing what the Treasury does best - building growth on a rock of economic stability."But it also means taking on new challenges and new responsibilities to fix the foundations and to rebuild Britain; to drive growth not just in a few pockets of our country but every single part of Britain.
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