Rachel Reeves was trying to hold it together, but in the end her lip wobbled and two tears escaped. Distraught and exhausted, Britain’s chancellor of the exchequer sat in the House of Commons, a distressing symbol of a Labour government in deep trouble. And then something strange happened.

Keir Starmer says he didn’t realise Rachel Reeves was crying in Commons during PMQs Source: Reuters

Keir Starmer has said Rachel Reeves is doing an ‘excellent job’ after she broke down in tears in front of Parliament’s cameras this afternoon. The Chancellor cried during Prime Minister’s Questions as the PM failed to confirm she would still be in her job at the next election.