Who is Rachel Reeves? From child chess champion to first female chancellor to deliver UK Budget

Who is Rachel Reeves? From chess champion to first female chancellor to deliver Budget. Source: PA, Rachel Reeves

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00:00Oh yeah, I forgot I'm a teacher. I forgot I was a teacher.

00:06I beat my teacher!

00:08When I was at primary school, when you were our head teacher, we did so much extracurricular

00:35stuff.

00:40I grew up in South East London. My mum and dad were primary school teachers. I went to

00:45my local comprehensive school.

01:15Oh yeah, I forgot I was a teacher. I forgot I was a teacher.

01:42Oh yeah, I forgot I was a teacher. I forgot I was a teacher.

02:10Where previous governments have been unwilling to take the difficult decisions to deliver

02:25growth or have waited too long to act, I will not hesitate. Growth was the Labour Party's

02:33mission in opposition. It is now our national mission.