Rachel Reeves Undertaker Budget Briefcase Tee – "Got to Pick a Pocket or Two"

Bold, satirical, and politically charged – this exclusive T-shirt features the striking design “Rachel Reeves Undertaker Budget Briefcase Outside Number Ten – Got to Pick a Pocket or Two.” A clever mash-up of budget day tradition with a theatrical twist, this design captures the mood with dark humour and sharp commentary.

Now much derided as Rachel from accounts on account of her seemingly naivety on money markets and how the economy really works including the ever increasing tax rises on the British tax payer.

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Perfect for politics buffs, protest wearers, or fans of British satire, this tee blends iconic imagery with cheeky musical reference. Whether you're making a statement or just raising eyebrows, it’s a conversation starter.

About Rachel Reeves

Rachel Jane Reeves was born on February 13th 1979 in Lewisham, southeast London. She comes from a public service background; her father was a teacher and her mother worked as a social worker.

Rachel attended Cator Park School for Girls in Bromley (a comprehensive which became Harris Girls’ Academy, Bromley, in 2011). While at secondary school she won a British Under-14 girls chess championship title in a tournament organised by the now-defunct British Women’s Chess Association.

After sitting A-levels in politics, economics, mathematics and further mathematics, she read philosophy, politics and economics at Oxford, where she achieved a 2:1. She then obtained a Master of Science degree in economics from the London School of Economics.

Reeves’s first job after leaving university was with the Bank of England. She moved to Leeds in 2006 to work as an analyst for the retail arm of HBOS.

Reeves cites the influence of her father on her and her sister Ellie Reeves MP’s socially democratic politics. When she was eight, her father, Graham, pointed out the then Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock on television and “told us that was who we voted for.” Reeves says she and her sister have “both known we were Labour since then”. She joined the Labour Party at the age of 16.

Her first venture into national politics was when she stood as the Labour Party parliamentary candidate in the Conservative safe seat of Bromley and Chislehurst at the 2005 General Election, where she finished second behind the sitting MP Eric Forth. While a long way from her residential home in Leeds, it was on the doorstep of her family home.

Following Forth’s death in 2006, she contested the subsequent by-election and crashed into fourth place. Labour’s support fell from 10,241 votes to a humiliating 1,925. The result was the worst performance for a governing party since 1991.

At the 2010 General Election, Rachel stood as a Labour candidate for Leeds West. She won at the first attempt and has comfortably held that seat ever since, albeit as a result of the 2023 boundary changes, she now represents Leeds West and Pudsey.

Her first victory was in the aftermath of the ‘banking crash’ of 2008. Rachel was quoted at the time as saying, “Moving from banking, I am one of the few people entering politics to be going to a more popular profession.”

Product features
- Made from durable and smooth fabric
- Classic fit with crew neckline
- Ethically grown and harvested US cotton
- Versatile style for any occasion
- Tear-away label for total wearing comfort

Care instructions
- Do not dryclean
- Do not bleach
- Tumble dry: low heat
- Iron, steam or dry: low heat
- Machine wash: cold (max 30C or 90F), with similar colors