Kemi Badenoch skewers Rachel Reeves with brutal jibe at CV | Politics | News | EUROtoday

Kemi Badenoch delivered a brutal swipe at Rachel Reeves as she highlighted claims the Chancellor exaggerated her CV, throughout a brutal query and reply session in Parliament. Ms Reeves has claimed she labored as “an economist” on the Bank, however Mrs Badenoch highlighted claims that the Chancellor held a extra junior function.

The Conservative chief was asking Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer about rising ranges of unemployment amongst younger individuals throughout PMQs within the House of Commons. Mrs Badenoch mentioned: “It is not just that he is saddling graduates with debt. Yesterday the Bank of England …” And pointing on the Chancellor, Mrs Badenoch continued: “Yes, where she used to work, in customer services, the Bank of England, said that his policies are fuelling youth unemployment.”

The Conservative leader said: “For the first time ever, youth unemployment is now higher here than in the EU.”

She informed Sir Keir: “And while he blamed everyone else, our young people can’t get jobs, they are losing hope and even leaving the country.”

Despite claiming to be an economist, it’s been reported that Ms Reeves held roles together with “head of planning, customer relations” and “head of customers, mortgages”. It’s led to her being nicknamed “Rachel from accounts”.

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The Bank of England’s chief economist Huw Pill this week warned that the impact of upper employers’ taxes and minimal wage will increase has been “particularly acute” for younger individuals.

Unemployment for the UK as a complete has risen to five.2% and Mr Pill informed the Commons Treasury committee he was notably involved about unemployment amongst younger individuals.

Andrew Bailey, governor of the Bank of England, informed the identical committee: “The youth unemployment rate is around 16% now. That is high, it’s gone up more rapidly than the overall level.”