Rachel Reeves sick of people mansplaining' how to be chancellor

"I recognise that I've got a target on me, she said in the interview with Tom Baldwin, a journalist and former Labour communications adviser to Ed Miliband. You can see that in the media; they're going for me all the time. It's exhausting. But I'm not going to let them bring me down by undermining my character or my confidence. I've seen off a lot of those boys before and I'll continue to do so."

"I'm sick of people mansplaining how to be chancellor to me. The chancellor was tight-lipped on the budget, which is expected to raise at least 20bn in taxes through lower income tax thresholds, a levy on gambling, more tax on higher-value properties and changes to pensions relief, among other measures. She said that one of the lessons she had learned since last year was: You have to take people with you from the start and keep explaining over and over again what you're doing."

Rachel Reeves is tired of being mansplained to and faces persistent media and political attacks while preparing a budget. The criticism motivates her to show she is making the right decisions and to push back against dismissive labels and male commentators. Reeves acknowledges having a target on her and describes media pressure as exhausting, yet she remains determined not to let attacks undermine her character or confidence. The budget is expected to raise at least 20bn in taxes through lower income tax thresholds, a gambling levy, higher-value property taxes, and changes to pensions relief. Reeves stresses the need to take people along and repeatedly explain policy choices.

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