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Rachel Reeves appointed UK finance minister in new Labour government

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LONDON (Reuters) – New British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday appointed Rachel Reeves as finance minister, or Chancellor of the Exchequer, in his new Labour government, making her the first woman to hold the role.

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