'This is a brilliant day, Rachel Reeves has lifted 350,000 kids out of poverty and more'

Britain's first woman chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has ended the barbaric rape clause introduced by the last Tory government.

This was a landmark day for a Labour government.

Britain's first woman chancellor has ended the barbaric rape clause introduced by the last Tory government. The daughter of primary school teachers has lifted 1.5 million children out of poverty.

In a gutsy performance, Rachel Reeves told the House of Commons : “I joined the Labour party because I believe every child has equal worth.”

Whoever is holding the red box, every fiscal statement comes down to political choices. And for all the kerfuffle about the OBR’s leaked maths homework and a ‘smorgasbord’ of taxes, Rachel Reeves’ Budget has a Labour heart.

The Chancellor’s choice has been to end the two-child