(FILES) Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves speaks on the second day of the annual Labour Party conference in Liverpool, north-west England, on September 23, 2024. Britain's Finance minister Rachel Reeves, who will present the budget to parliament, has promised "iron discipline" over public finances. The highly-anticipated fiscal update -- the first under the centre-left government after 14 years of Conservative rule -- is crucial to Starmer's mission of firing up Britain's sluggish economy. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP) (Photo by PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images)