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Rachel Reeves She has said that she is “fed up with people.” mansplaining how are you chancellor“Him, a few days before that Unveiled his make-or-break budget.
Attack on critics amid growing concern over sweeping tax increases which is expected next week, chancellor She said she would not “let them bring me down by undermining my character or my confidence”.
But Ms. Reeves also acknowledged Government He “made some unforced mistakes” but insisted he was “fighting to win”.
His comments come in the form of Struggling to plug a £20bn black hole in public finances after There were weeks of speculation and leaks about his tax increase plans.
When chancellor While she appears to have backed away from her earlier plan to raise income taxes, she is widely expected to look at other ways to raise cash to tackle the deficit and ensure she remains on track to meet her fiscal mandate.
many times His address in the interview with Ms Reeves also came a day after she was seen crying during PMQs amid growing speculation over her future at the Treasury – an incident which was blamed at the time on a “personal issue”.
“If you weren’t recording it, I would tell you what was going on, but I’m not telling the world,” she said.
“Most people have a day at work when they go to the toilet and cry, or tell their boss, ‘I’m just going home early.’
“Unfortunately, my difficult moment was on live television. I always go for Prime Minister’s Questions – I thought it was my duty to be there – but if I had that day again, I wouldn’t have gone into the chamber.”
Asked about her critics, the Chancellor said: “I’m fed up of people wondering how to be Chancellor for me.”
But as Britain’s first female chancellor, she also admitted she still felt the need to prove herself “to the boys who write newspaper columns now”.
Asked if it motivates her, she said: “Yeah, a little bit. I admit there’s a target on me. You see it in the media; they’re going after me all the time. It’s tiring.
“But I won’t let them let me down by undermining my character or my confidence. I’ve sent off a lot of those guys before – and I’ll continue to do so.”
Another blow for the Chancellor with just days left for his inauguration BudgetThe latest official data showed the government borrowed more than expected last month.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said public sector borrowing was £17.4 billion last month, down £1.8 billion from a year earlier but the third highest level in October since records began.
The figure was more than the £15 billion expected by most economists and higher than the £14.4 billion forecast in March by the UK’s independent fiscal watchdog, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).