Treasury Says Tearful Chancellor Reeves Staying On After PMQs Incident

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Updated Jul 2, 2025, 12:26 PM

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves appeared visibly upset on the Commons front bench during Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday, prompting speculation that she might resign amid mounting political pressure over the government’s welfare-reform climb-down.

A Treasury spokesperson later said Reeves’s reaction was linked to “a personal matter” and stressed that she had not offered her resignation, adding that the Chancellor would continue working from Downing Street on Wednesday afternoon. Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s press secretary reinforced the message, telling reporters Reeves “is going nowhere” and retains the Prime Minister’s “full backing.”

The incident came a day after ministers watered down welfare-reform plans, a move that independent economists estimate could wipe out about £4.8 billion of savings the Treasury had counted on to meet its fiscal rules. Despite the setback and the largest Labour back-bench rebellion of Starmer’s premiership, government officials said Reeves remains focused on delivering the fiscal framework she set out at the start of the Parliament.

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Breaking A spokesperson for the Chancellor says of Reeves beint visibly upset at PMQs "It’s a personal matter, which - as you would expect - we are not going to get into. The chancellor will be working out of Downing Street this afternoon."

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