As UK economics editor, my life for the last week has felt a lot like surrealist movie Being John Malkovich — but with Rachel Reeves in the central role.

For years the biggest enemy in the economic life of the UK was short-termism — a term hurled around like a rude word, often prefixed with “chronic” for good measure. But this morning as I listened to the chancellor speak from a Siemens factory in Oxfordshire,

Rachel Reeves will pledge to go “further and faster” to boost the UK economy by unblocking new infrastructure projects, as she seeks to lure investors and win back business support after a rocky start to her tenure as Chancellor of the Exchequer.

Soon after her UK budget on Oct. 30, as economic sentiment plummeted and businesses protested higher taxes, an under-pressure Rachel Reeves had one key message for Treasury officials: “We need to go further and faster on growth.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves made the case for expanding Heathrow in the strongest hint yet that she’s preparing to green-light a controversial third runway at London’s busiest airport in a decision that’s divided the government.

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Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves joked about Elon Musk’s online “trolling” of world leaders, in a break from the UK government’s careful efforts to avoid responding to frequent criticism from the close Trump ally.

Rachel Reeves reached far and wide as she sought to revive the UK’s flagging economy with wind turbines, roads, airports, railways, trade deals, and proposed reforms to pensions, planning and the welfare system.

What didn’t Rachel Reeves say in her growth speech yesterday? The widely trailed address surveyed the wide expanse of the government’s economic programme — from the “difficult” decisions taken in the autumn budget to the latest controversy surrounding a third Heathrow runway.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves said she wants construction work to begin on a third runway at Heathrow Airport before the next election is due in 2029, a day after giving the green light to a controversial project that’s divided her governing Labour Party.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves will urge Labour members of parliament to support her push to unlock a series of infrastructure projects designed to spur economic growth in Britain. Most Read from BloombergWhat Happened to Hanging Out on the Street?

Asked in a quickfire newspaper quiz to choose between “bats or newts,” two creatures whose habitats are currently protected by the UK’s environmental laws, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves snapped back, “Neither, because I want growth.”