Reeves: Without change we will deserve to lose power

Labour does not deserve to win the next election if it does not succeed in changing the country, Rachel Reeves has said, acknowledging that some voters were disappointed with the party's time in office.

- MILLIE COOKE

Speaking at the Edinburgh Fringe festival, the chancellor said she is “impatient for change” but ministers “can’t do everything straight away, all at once”.

There is growing concern over the direction of Sir Keir Starmer’s government from voters on both the left and the right, with the prime minister’s approval rating hitting an all-time low last month.

Speaking to Iain Dale, Ms Reeves said: “The reason people voted Labour at the last election is they want to change and they were unhappy with the way that the country was being governed.