The shadow chancellor says it has been an odd time in politics but there are grounds for Labour optimism
There has not been much in the last decade that has given Rachel Reeves cause for optimism. Serious and careful, she has been one of Labour’s most candid critics in discussing how far the party has to go to win back trust, especially on the economy.
But the shadow chancellor is more optimistic about Labour’s chances now than even during the polling heights of the Miliband years. “I think we are in the strongest position we’ve been, maybe in the last 10 years,” she says, sitting in a corner of Bramley Elderly Action in her Leeds West constituency while the hall next door hosts a group doing tai chi.
