In her first major campaign speech, Rachel Reeves has pitched herself as the UK’s next chancellor to an audience of company bosses, promising the “most pro-growth Treasury in our country’s history” if Labour wins the election. 

But after pledging not to announce any new tax hikes and that Labour policies would be fully funded and costed, how she intends to pay for Labour’s plan for the UK remains unclear.

Today on the Sky News Daily, Sophy Ridge speaks with our deputy political editor Sam Coates to discuss the woman hoping to be in charge of the public finances, and whether Labour will be able to please workers and businesses while delivering on a promise of “economic stability” at the same time.

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