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Rachel Reeves is the UK’s first female chancellor. Here’s why that’s so significant

  • Written by: Shampa Roy-Mukherjee, Vice Dean and Associate Professor in Economics, University of East London

Rachel Reeves has made history by becoming the UK’s first female chancellor of the exchequer, bringing with her a significant promise for change in economic and financial policy-making at the highest level.

The post of chancellor has existed for the past 800 years and, notably, has always been held by a man. Until now.

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