Anyone need advice on hiking taxes? Rachel Reeves signs up with agencies to join corporate speaking circuit

Rachel Reeves has signed up with Washington Speakers Bureau and Chartwell Speakers Bureau, seeking approval to take paid corporate speaking engagements after leaving office. The move could give businesses access to her views on economic policy, while drawing attention to the public roles and restrictions that apply when senior politicians move into private work.

Her Chartwell profile describes her as a prominent economic and political figure and says she can discuss her “Securonomics” approach. The article says Reeves raised taxes by £75 billion a year, citing the Office for Budget Responsibility’s historical database, and notes former Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has earned about £30,000 per speaking engagement. Standards adviser Laurie Magnus recommended a three-month wait, a two-year ban on lobbying the UK Government and restrictions on using privileged information or advising on contracts with British authorities.