Rachel Reeves challenges PM to chess match amid plans to revive game
Shadow chancellor, a former chess champion, says scheme to install 100 sets in UK parks are not ambitious enoughUK politics live – latest updatesRachel Reeves has challenged Rishi Sunak to a game of chess amid reports that 100 tables will be installed in British public parks to boost the profile of the game.The shadow chancellor, who became the British girls’ chess champion aged 14, welcomed the reported proposals, and hoped her constituency of Leeds West would benefit. But she questioned whether there would be enough sets to go round. Continue reading…