Labour does not deserve to win next election without change, Reeves says | Rachel Reeves

Labour does not “deserve” to win the next election if it does not change the country, Rachel Reeves has said, as she acknowledged some voters were disappointed with the party’s record since entering government.

The chancellor said she understood the unhappiness felt by some voters towards a government that has U-turned on winter fuel allowance and welfare policies in recent months.

Reeves claims she has had to grapple with financial challenges inherited from the Conservatives, while increasing spending to repair public services.

Speaking to broadcaster Iain Dale at the Edinburgh festival fringe, she said: “The reason people voted Labour at the last election is they want to change and they were unhappy with the way that the country was being governed.

“They know that we inherited…