10 m. ago Rachel Reeves appears emotional at PMQs after Starmer refuses to guarantee she will stay on

Rachel Reeves appeared emotional during Prime Ministers Questions on Wednesday (2 July), with Kemi Badenoch saying she looks "absolutely miserable”.

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11 m. ago How Starmer went from defiant to defeated as he scrambled to get his bill over the line

The debacle over the welfare reforms has stripped Keir Starmer of his authority and left his government damaged. David Maddox tracks how the prime minister lost control

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11 m. ago Rachel Reeves 'had row with Starmer' minutes before bursting into tears in astonishing moment at PMQs... and now markets drop amid chaos fears

Chancellor Rachel Reeves was sitting next to Keir Starmer as he insisted the smoking ruin of his benefits reforms would still make things better.

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16 m. ago Voices: Only Angela Rayner has emerged from the welfare debacle with her reputation intact

It took the intervention of the deputy prime minister to persuade the prime minister that the game was up – now some Labour MPs are wondering if she’ll replace him, writes John Rentoul

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31 m. ago Labour MP reintroduces bid for Hillsborough Law after campaign stalls

Ian Byrne (Liverpool West Derby), who was with family at the Hillsborough disaster in 1989, said a law is needed to restore faith in justice.

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32 m. ago QUENTIN LETTS: Rachel Reeves looked rinsed by dejection. But Sir Keir did not acknowledge her sadness

Rachel Reeves was a picture of melancholy from the moment she entered the chamber for PMQs. She was almost the last cabinet minister to arrive - it looked briefly as if there would be no room for her.

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33 m. ago Psychologist reveals subtle signs you were raised by a narcissistic parent

Professor Wendy Behary, author of Disarming the Narcissist: Surviving and Thriving with the Self-Absorbed, said she wants to help people ''break the cycle of destructive decisions.'

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35 m. ago Pound tumbles and bond markets sent into turmoil after Rachel Reeves's Commons tears

UK ten-year borrowing costs surged close to 4.7 per cent as Sir Keir Starmer refused to offer Rachel Reeves his backing as she sat beside him at Prime Minister's questions.

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35 m. ago 'Keir Starmer is pinned between sneers and tears': JUDI JAMES on an 'utterly crushed' Rachel Reeves as she sits crying next to the PM and a 'scathing

Body language expert Judi James said Chancellor Rachel Reeves gave a series of red flags that she was feeling emotional before she began crying in the House of Commons this afternoon.

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40 m. ago The chess champ checkmated by her own party: 'Iron' Chancellor Rachel Reeves in tears after cost

The 46-year-old stoked rumours she planned to step down after she wept during Prime Minister's Questions - with Sir Keir Starmer publicly refused to guarantee her job.

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45 m. ago The Chancellor's teary PMQs: How Rachel Reeves arrived in the Commons with puffy eyes...  before tears rolled down both cheeks and her bottom lip wobbled as she sat by Keir Starmer

The Chancellor's position is under intense scrutiny following the Government's humiliating U-turn on welfare cuts in the face of a rebellion by Labour MPs.

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46 m. ago Voices: Watching Rachel Reeves crying in the Commons was quietly devastating

A single tear rolled down the chancellor’s cheeks at PMQs in a rare and distressing display of emotion from the ‘Iron Chancellor’. I found myself wanting to cry too, says Victoria Richards

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51 m. ago SARAH VINE: Keir Starmer's a coward who seems to loathe this country. Rachel Reeves should not have to carry the can for HIS financial mismanagement

The Welfare Bill, designed to get a handle on the vast amounts of taxpayer money being dished out to people who, in the words of Liz Kendall, are 'taking the Mickey', came to a vote.

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69 m. ago Watch: Rachel Reeves appears to cry at PMQs after Starmer refuses to guarantee she will stay on

Watch as Rachel Reeves appears to cry during Prime Ministers Questions on Wednesday (2 July), with Kemi Badenoch saying she looks "absolutely miserable”.

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73 m. ago DAN HODGES: No wonder Rachel's crying! Keir Starmer's behind

The House of Commons has just witnessed one of its most incredible - and distressing - sessions of Prime Minister's Questions.

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89 m. ago Politics latest: Rachel Reeves has Starmer’s full backing, No 10 says after chancellor cries in PMQs

Chancellor’s spokesperson says Reeves was crying over a ‘personal matter’ as Starmer’s press secretary confirms she has PM’s ‘full backing’

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98 m. ago Reeves has Starmer’s full backing, says No 10 after chancellor’s tears in Commons

Downing Street says there will be no reshuffle, after Kemi Badenoch claims Labour MPs regard Reeves as ‘toast’UK politics live – latest updatesDowning Street has insisted Rachel Reeves will stay in post and has not offered her resignation, after the chancellor was in tears at prime minister’s questions on Wednesday.Reeves wiped away a tear after a series of questions from the Tory leader, Kemi Badenoch, who said Labour MPs had said she was “toast”. Badenoch suggested Keir Starmer had failed to confirm Reeves would stay in post until the election. Continue reading...

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98 m. ago Rachel Reeves will stay as chancellor, says No 10 after her tears in Commons

Reeves appears upset in parliament, but has PM’s ‘full backing’, as her spokesperson says it is a personal matterUK politics live – latest updatesDowning Street has insisted Rachel Reeves will stay in post and has not offered her resignation, after the chancellor was in tears at prime minister’s questions on Wednesday.Reeves wiped away a tear after a series of questions from the Tory leader, Kemi Badenoch, who said Labour MPs had said she was “toast”. Badenoch suggested Keir Starmer had failed to confirm Reeves would stay in post until the election. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Chancellor Rachel Reeves issues statement after she's seen in tears during Prime Minister's Questions

Rachel Reeves was seen to wipe away tears as she sat next to Keir Starmer in Prime Minister's questions

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1 hour ago Stacey Solomon says her 'skin has never felt better' thanks to new REHAB bodycare line

REHAB, the haircare brand co-founded by Stacey Solomon, has released its first ever bodycare range - and it's currently on sale with 20% off to celebrate the new launch

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