UK's Reeves names academic Van Reenen as economic growth adviser

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's finance minister Rachel Reeves appointed London School of Economics Professor John Van Reenen as an adviser on economic growth, the government said in a statement on Monday.

"John Van Reenen will help deliver the government’s mission to kickstart economic growth and raise living standards right across the country," the statement said.

(Reporting by Sarah Young; Editing by Kate Holton)