BBC says that Rachel Reeves of Labour has promised to use the money from the top rate tax to hire more nurses and midwives for the NHS, know her husband and net worth
Reeves went to Liverpool for the annual Labour conference, where she talked about the plans of the party.
She said that the extra money would be used for “the biggest expansion of medical school places in British history, doubling the number of medical students, so that our NHS has the doctors it needs.”
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Who is Rachel Reeves, then? Here’s what you need to know about her, including her education, job, and family.
Who Is Rachel Reeves? Early Life And Education!
Rachel Reeves is a politician and an economist. She is the Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer right now. She was born in London in 1979. She went to New College, Oxford, and then the London School of Economics, where she got her degree. The 43 year old has a height of 5 feet 6 inches.
Nicholas Joicey, the husband of Rachel Reeves, is an English man who is currently serving as the Director General for Finance. The daughter of teachers Graham and Sally Reeves of Lewisham, Reeves has a net worth of $6 million.
As an economist, Reeves worked for the Bank of England, HBOS in Leeds, and the British Embassy in Washington.ย Before her current job, she was Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 2011 to 2013, and from 2013 to 2015, she was Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
Shadow Chancellor Promises To Use Top-rate Tax Money To Help The NHS!
Rachel Reeves said at Labour’s annual conference that she would bring back the 45p top rate and use the extra money to hire more people for the NHS.
“I can tell you: with a Labour government, those at the top will pay their fair share. The 45p top rate of income tax is coming back,” she said.
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“The next Labour government will double the number of district nurses qualifying every year train. We will train more than 5,000 new health visitors. We will create an additional 10,000 nursing and midwife placements every year.”
Rachel Reeves continued: “We will implement the biggest expansion of medical school places in British history doubling the number of medical students so our NHS has doctors it needs.”
The pound fell to $1.03 before going back up to $1.07 on Monday, September 26. Reeves’ speech comes after that.
Where About Rachel Reeves’s Family?
Nicholas Joicey is Reeves’ husband, and the two of them have two children. They have two homes for their family. One is in Leeds, and the other is in London.
Nicholas was Gordon Brown’s private secretary and wrote his speeches when he worked for the government.
Ellie, who is Reeves’ younger sister, also works in politics. Her husband, John Cryer, is the Labour MP for Leyton and Wanstead. She is the Labour MP for Lewisham West and Penge.