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Rachel Reeves in tears and Starmer under fire | PMQs with Marc Jennings
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46:41Now PlayingEd and Ava are joined by comedian and fellow Scot Marc Jennings to discuss today's blockbuster PMQs, which saw Rachel Reeves cry and Starmer struggle to answer for yesterday's rebellion.
Keir Starmer faced tough questions not only from the opposition but also from within his own ranks after the passing of yesterday's controversial welfare reform bill. The bill passed its second reading, but only just, and not without being completely gutted. This is good for the country's most vulnerable (who were being targeted by the bill), but not for Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves who now has to find a few extra billion after proposed changes to PIP payments were ruled out. With party discipline clearly fraying, Starmer tried to present a unified front, but cracks are showing.
The most dramatic moment? Rachel Reeves shed several tears during Kemi Badenoch's questioning, and then throughout the session. Cameras caught the display after Badenoch went hard on Labour’s apparent divisions and questioned Reeves’ grip on the Treasury. Reeves entered looking visibly exhausted, prompting speculation (especially as the Treasury later issued a rare personal statement, insisting the tears were due to a 'private matter', and not related to the welfare bill or Badenoch’s line of attack).
Was this a turning point for Starmer’s leadership? How serious is the rebellion? And how should we read the emotional scenes from the front bench?
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