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Reeves takes comfort in the promise of future growth

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22.05.2025

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves speaks at a reception for UK and EU businesses in Downing Street, London. Picture date: Monday May 19, 2025. PA Photo. Hannah McKay/PA Wire

The government is having a good week. The Prime Minister, in particular, has a spring in his step following his UK-EU ‘reset’ summit. Addressing MPs in the House of Commons yesterday he seemed to have grown taller. True, it only takes a glance at pictures from last week of Starmer meeting Albania’s 6ft 7in leader to put him back in context, but there’s no denying that our PM is never more comfortable than when trumpeting bilateral agreements.

Something about memoranda of understanding, clauses and joint communiqués........

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