Rachel Reeves was born on 13 February 1979 in Lewisham. Her parents, Graham and Sally Reeves, worked as primary school teachers, were very focused on education, and divorced when Reeves was seven. She was educated at a comprehe…

It is a huge privilege to have been elected as the Member of Parliament for Leeds West and to succeed John Battle, who represented us here for 23 years. John showed us that politics can make a difference and that the right values and p…

Reeves has written studies on the 2007–2008 financial crisis for the Fabian Review, the Institute for Public Policy Research, the Socialist Environment and Resources Association, and the European Journal of Political Economy. In an articl…