Rachel Reeves becomes the UK's first female chancellor
Rachel Reeves arrives in Downing Street on July 5. Photo: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg
Britain's new Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday appointed Rachel Reeves as finance minister, the first woman to hold the position in the country's history, following Labour's landslide election victory.
Reeves, 45, becomes chancellor of the exchequer having begun her career in banking.
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