Rachel Reeves took 15 minutes to announce nothing and it may be her epitaph as chancellor
- Posted on March 24, 2026
- By The Independent
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Rachel Reeves took 15 minutes to announce nothing and it may be her epitaph as chancellor
After an emergency COBRA meeting, there were expectations the chancellor would set out a plan to deal with a potential economic shock from the Iran war. Instead, MPs were left wondering what the point of her statement was at all, writes David Maddox
