No10 says Rachel Reeves is ‘going nowhere’ following tears at PMQs

Rachel Reeves is “going nowhere” and will remain as Chancellor, Downing Street said, despite Sir Keir Starmer declining to give her a public show of support.

The Chancellor was visibly tearful in the Commons, as her position came under intense scrutiny after the welfare u-turn which put an almost £5 billion black hole in her plans.

The chancellor seemed to wipe away a tear as she sat beside the prime minister with a Treasury spokesperson later saying: "It’s a personal matter, which – as you would expect – we are not going to get into."