Rachel and money – not her strong point

Chancellor Rachel Reeves wrestling with the gap between Labour economic policy and fiscal stability let alone growth has tripped into a sinkhole over the mishandling of a private house rental. The details are complex, the assertions, corrections and obfuscations make a small matter hardly worth disentangling – but it is a political disaster, yet another, for the Starmer government. The markets would get rattled if he dumped her so she’ll probably stay for a while. Born 13 Februa