Can Labour and Rachel Reeves recover from 'WORST WEEK YET'?! | Political Currency Podcast
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as posted by the channelSome incredible scenes in PMQs this week - in which Chancellor Rachel Reeves was openly crying - has Ed Balls and George Osborne considering just how bad things have got for the Labour government. Mere days after a dramatic climbdown over welfare reform, when the watered-down bill inched over the finish line amid threats of MP rebellion, the bond market slumped over speculation Reeves was facing the sack. Ed thinks it’s been the worst week for Labour governments for a long time, and George thinks that, domestically at least, the government is now adrift.
But the show must go on! French President Emmanuel Macron is due for a state visit next week, the first since President Nicholas Sarkozy’s over a decade ago. Put aside the pressing political questions for more important matters - what is Ed going to wear to the big dinner at Windsor Castle?
And, believe it or not, this week marks a whole year since the Starmer government took office. No doubt the PM is facing a slew of acute policy challenges, but has his personal approach and his leadership style shifted the course of the 12 months?
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