Treasury plots toilet revamp in preparation for the arrival of Rachel Reeves as first female chancellor - with debate raging about whether to remove the urinal

In preparation for the potential arrival of the first female Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Treasury have started to revamp the minister's private toilet which includes a discussion about removing the urinal.

For the past 800 years the nation's Chancellor of the Exchequer has always been a man. However that could be about to change.   

With Labour ahead in the polls, the party's shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to make history next Thursday when she could become the country's first ever female Chancellor.

Nowhere more so is the lack of a feminine touch more clear in the Ministry than in the toilet which the Treasury are now allegedly planning to give a makeover for Ms Reeves. 

The Chancellor's Edwardian private loo in Whitehall is a black and white tiled room with a period piece sink as well as well as an equally antique urinal. 

According to the Financial Times, workers have been inspecting the lavatory to decide whether it needs a revamp revolving around the inclusion of the urinal.

One Treasury insider said: 'There has been a discussion about whether it's appropriate to have a urinal in there and whether it should be removed.'

An insider also claimed that boxes of period products have also suddenly appeared above the sink over the course of the election campaign.

A spokesperson for the shadow Chancellor said: 'We are not doing a running commentary on toilet arrangements.' 

Labour have pledged to kickstart the economy if they win the general election on July 4. In their party's manifesto they have pledged to 'embrace a new approach to economic management' called securonomics. 

In practise, Labour claims this will mean Westminister will work more actively with partners in business, trade unions, local leaders, and devolved governments.

Meanwhile, the Conservatives and  current Chancellor Jeremy Hunt have promised a swathe tax cuts if they win next week's election. 

Their manifesto promises to cut taxes for workers by taking 2p off National Insurance as well a vow to introduce a new Triple Lock Plus to ensure the personal allowance for pensioners will increase at least 2.5% or in line with the highest of earnings or inflation.