About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Rachel Reeves) represents you, and all of the people who live in Leeds West and Pudsey, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

MPs split their time between Parliament and their constituency. In Parliament, they debate and vote on new laws, review existing laws, and question the Government. In the constituency, their focus is on supporting local people and championing local issues. They have a small staff team who help with casework, maintain their diaries, and monitor their inbox.

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Profile

Labour MP for Leeds West and Pudsey

Entered the House of Commons on 6 May 2010 — General election

Also represented Leeds West

• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• @RachelReevesMP
• Facebook
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Rachel Reeves campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Treasury
• Work and Pensions
• Cabinet Office
• Department for Work and Pensions
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Universal Credit
• Government Procurement Card
• Pay
• Recruitment
• UK Trade with EU

Currently held offices

• The Chancellor of the Exchequer (since 5 Jul 2024)

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer ( 9 May 2021 to 30 May 2024)
• Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster ( 5 Apr 2020 to 9 May 2021)
• Chair, Business and Trade Committee (27 Jan 2020 to 7 Apr 2020)
• Chair, Business and Trade Committee (27 Jan 2020 to 7 Apr 2020)
• Chair, Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee (27 Jan 2020 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Liaison Committee Sub-committee on the effectiveness and influence of the select committee system (13 Feb 2019 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) ( 6 Nov 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) (30 Oct 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Chair, Business and Trade Committee (12 Jul 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Chair, Business and Trade Committee (12 Jul 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Chair, Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee (12 Jul 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Treasury Committee (26 Oct 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions ( 7 Oct 2013 to 14 Sep 2015)
• Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury ( 7 Oct 2011 to 7 Oct 2013)
• Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) ( 8 Oct 2010 to 7 Oct 2011)
• Member, Business, Innovation and Skills Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 2 Nov 2010)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Finance Bill Committee (2 out of 4)
• Pensions Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Finance (No. 4) Bill Committee (12 out of 14)

Recent appearances

• Spending Review 2025 11 Jun 2025

  I will address the shadow Chancellor’s specific points in a moment, but I want to start by acknowledging the progress he has made. After all, it has been quite a week for him. Last Thursday, he gave a speech saying that it will “take time” for his party to win back trust on the economy. Today he showed us how far he and his party have to go to achieve that. I want to give him some...

• Spending Review 2025 11 Jun 2025

  The shadow Chancellor said: “The credibility of the UK’s economic framework was undermined by spending billions…with no proper plan for how this would be paid for.” I could not put it better myself. He could have gone a lot further. For example, he could not even bring himself to mention Liz Truss by name—Stride by name, baby steps by nature—but at least he has made a start. He...

• Spending Review 2025 11 Jun 2025

  I appreciate my hon. Friend’s welcoming of the breakfast clubs, free school meals and the capping of school uniform costs, which will help families living in poverty. The free school meals will, as she knows, lift 100,000 children out of poverty. She mentions the affordable homes grant, which will have its biggest ever increase. We have set that budget for 10 years to give certainty to the...

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