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Starmer Declines to Confirm Reeves Will Stay as UK Chancellor
- Prime Minister Keir Starmer declined to confirm that Chancellor Rachel Reeves will stay in her role through to the next election following setbacks in welfare reform plans.
- This followed Starmer's earlier statement in January that Reeves would stay, but he sidestepped renewed questions amid growing speculation about a nearly £5 billion shortfall after scrapped welfare policies.
- Chancellor Reeves appeared emotional during Prime Minister's Questions, drawing criticism from Tory leader Kemi Badenoch who described her as looking 'absolutely miserable' and a 'human shield' for government failures.
- The welfare reforms aimed to plug financial gaps left by the previous Conservative government, but last-minute concessions created a new £5 billion budget gap raising concerns over possible tax rises to balance the books.
- These developments suggest continuing internal party tension and public uncertainty over economic strategy as Starmer's administration faces pressure to justify reforms and stabilize finances.
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UK chancellor Rachel Reeves in tears at PMQs as Keir Starmer fails to back her
Keir Starmer’s office scrambled to express support for a visibly emotional chancellor Rachel Reeves yesterday after the UK prime minister himself failed to fully back her following a U-turn on the government’s flagship welfare reforms that derailed her fiscal plans.
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Gazette SeriesRachel Reeves' tears in Commons were 'personal matter' and she is 'going nowhere'
Rachel Reeves will remain as Chancellor, Downing Street said, despite Sir Keir Starmer missing his chance to give her a public show of support.
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