but is the prime minister to blame for encouraging speculation about Rachel Reeves’s future when he failed to answer it, twice, after his speech on the great opportunities of AI? Keir Starmer ...

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Tory leader Kemi Badenoch seized on this fragility, hammering the PM on Chancellor Rachel ... Reeves' defence she sat stiffly by his side, looking like the zombie Chancellor she has become. As ...

Sir Keir Starmer was forced to insist he has "full confidence" in Chancellor Rachel Reeves but could not deby she might be forced to make massive spending cuts as financial chaos continued.

British prime minister Keir Starmer has said chancellor of the exchequer Rachel Reeves retains his support as pressure on her resumed after the weekend over the state of the country’s finances.

Shadow Treasury minister Gareth Davies said: “Labour are trying to insist that everything is fine, but the fact that Keir Starmer has repeatedly refused to say whether Rachel Reeves will remain ...

He said: “Labour are trying to insist that everything is fine, but the fact that Keir Starmer has repeatedly refused to say whether Rachel Reeves will remain as Chancellor speaks volumes.

Keir Starmer has insisted Rachel Reeves will be chancellor “for many, many years to come” amid fierce criticism of her performance in the job. The prime minister delivered his vote of ...

UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves instantly moved to intervene ... seem too desperate to please. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has already put the heat on Britain’s top financial ...

SIR Keir Starmer refused to rule out further tax ... And he backed his embattled Chancellor, telling MPs Rachel Reeves will be "in place for many, many years to come". Speaking at Prime ...

(Bloomberg) -- UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he has “full confidence” in Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves and stressed that his government would stick to its fiscal rules in ...