Are Rachel Reeves’s efforts to win business confidence ‘fiddling while Rome burns’?
by Richard Partington, Heather Stewart and Kalyeena M from on (#6TSB3)
Pro-growth charm offensive aimed at getting Labour back on the front foot has drawn concerns and questions
Roughing up industry regulators, jetting to Davos to court the global elite, and preparing to greenlight airport expansion: after a difficult start to the year, Rachel Reeves is working overtime to regain business confidence.
Financial market turbulence at the start of the year has been followed by a pro-growth charm offensive aimed at getting Labour back on the front foot, before the chancellor goes further in a speech she is expected to give next week.
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