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Starmer Declines to Confirm Reeves Will Stay as UK Chancellor
UNITED KINGDOM, JUL 2 – Labour government abandons planned £5 billion welfare savings amid political pressure while Chancellor Rachel Reeves receives full backing from Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
- On 2025-07-03, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer declined to confirm whether Chancellor Rachel Reeves would remain in her role amid political pressure and welfare reform setbacks.
- This followed a last-minute abandonment of key welfare reforms, which created an almost £5 billion shortfall in the Chancellor's budget plans and increased scrutiny of her position.
- Chancellor Reeves appeared emotional during Prime Minister's Questions today while Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch described her as looking "absolutely miserable" and challenged the Prime Minister on Reeves' job security.
- Downing Street stated that Reeves has the Prime Minister's full backing despite growing concerns within Labour about her handling of the economy and policy reversals affecting party support.
- The budget shortfall and welfare reform failures increased speculation that Reeves might need to raise taxes to balance the books, while questions about her strategy and future remain.
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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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Welfare reform concessions are humiliating for Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves
Labour have “spent a lot of money not doing anything at all”, says Will Dunn. On Tuesday, Keir Starmer was pressured into a dramatic climbdown of his proposals to reform the PIP system which provides financial support to disabled people. On Wednesday, under intense scrutiny during PMQs, he failed to confirm that the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, would remain in her role. As Starmer spoke, Reeves was visibly crying in the Commons. While Labour strug…
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