Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said she will replace paintings in No 11 Downing Street with artworks either made by or featuring women.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves wants to celebrate her position as the first woman to hold her role Rachel Reeves has said she is planning take down all the male-heavy paintings in her new official residence and replace them with artwork either made by or depicting women. The UK’s first female chancellor made the announcement at a reception of women business leaders at No 11 Downing Street yesterday evening.
She said: ‘It’s 54 years now since Barbara Castle introduced that legislation on equal pay and yet there is still a 14% gap between what men and women are paid. ‘I want to be the chancellor who closes that gap once and for all.’ Reeves’ decision to redecorate No 11 is not the first contentious artwork-related story to emerge from Downing Street since Labour took over power.
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