Reeves also said talks were continuing with the US about securing ‘a better trading relationship’
In an interview with ITV’s Good Morning Britain, Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, said she would not accept free tickets for concerts again in the future.
Asked about the controversy about her decision to accept two corporate tickets for a Sabrina Carpenter concert at the O2, she repeated the line that she used at her press conference yesterday – that a family member wanted to attend the concert (presumably one of her children, but she did not say that), and that she accepted tickets for a corporate box because security concerns meant it was not deemed safe for her to get normal tickets for the auditorium.
I’m just saying I wouldn’t do it again. I felt I was doing the right thing. But I do understand perceptions.
I am absolutely certain that our reforms, instead of pushing people into poverty, are going to get people into work.
And we know that if you move from welfare into work, you are much less likely to be in poverty.
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Author : Andrew Sparrow
Publish date : 2025-03-27 11:05:00
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