Pre-Budget Briefing with Anneliese Dodds, Shadow Chancellor
Ahead of a crucial spring statement, the Shadow Chancellor will share her expectations for the Budget as the Government sets out its next steps for economic recovery, as well as offer her views on what the UK needs to do to build a more resilient, modern and dynamic economy equipped to deliver on the challenges of today.
The Shadow Chancellor will take questions from the audience during this exclusive briefing, so we encourage participants to submit questions upon registration.
Speakers
Anneliese Dodds
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
Anneliese Dodds is the Labour and Co-operative Member of Parliament for Oxford East and the Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer. Anneliese was elected in June 2017, and shortly after appointed Shadow Financial Secretary to the Treasury. Anneliese represented Oxford from 2014 to 2017 as MEP. In that role, Anneliese served on the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee, focusing especially on clamping down on tax avoidance by big companies. She was also responsible for tightening rules on financial services, to help prevent any repeat of the global financial crisis. Before becoming an MEP, Anneliese worked for many years as an academic.
Anna Edwards
Co-anchor, “Bloomberg Markets: European Open”
Bloomberg Television
Anna Edwards is the co-anchor of “Bloomberg Markets: European Open” on Bloomberg Television and a frequent host of “Bloomberg Daybreak Europe” on Bloomberg Radio. Anna has more than ten years experience in business news having previously worked at CNBC Europe and freelanced for CNN in London. Before working in TV Anna was an equity analyst at UBS and qualified as a Chartered Management Accountant at Pricewaterhouse Coopers. Anna has interviewed business leaders, politicians and key economy figures including Bob Diamond, Sir Richard Branson, Justin King, Paul Walsh, Michael O’Leary, Ben Verwaayen, Alistair Darling, Lord Digby Jones, Christine Lagarde, Bill Gross, Jim Rogers, Paul Krugman, Steven Roach, Nouriel Roubini and many more.