Chancellor appears upset as PM dodges backing her

CHANCELLOR Rachel Reeves appeared upset in the Commons as Sir Keir Starmer declined to guarantee she would remain in place until the election.

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The Prime Minister faced MPs after being forced to scrap key planks of his welfare reforms, leaving an almost £5 billion black hole in Ms Reeves' spending plans and fuelling speculation she could be forced to hike taxes.

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch said Ms Reeves looked "absolutely miserable" and challenged the Prime Minister to say whether the Chancellor would keep her job until the next election.

Sir Keir dodged the question about whether Ms Reeves would be in place for the remainder of the Parliament, saying Mrs Badenoch "certainly won't".