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Health secretary Wes Streeting has publicly backed his cabinet colleague Rachel Reeves, asserting she is “resilient and will bounce back” amid swirling speculation about her future in government. His full support comes a day after Ms. Reeves was seen wiping away tears in the House of Commons during Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday (July 2). The emotional moment followed leader of the opposition Kemi Badenoch telling the Commons Ms. Reeves looked “absolutely miserable.” Labour minister Ellie Reeves was seen holding her sister’s hand as she left the chamber. More

Rachel Reeves appeared emotional during Prime Ministers Questions on Wednesday (2 July), with Kemi Badenoch saying she looks “absolutely miserable”.The Chancellor sat next to Sir Keir Starmer whilst he took a grilling from the Commons on his watered-down welfare bill, which was passed yesterday in a crunch vote.Before the 30-minute session Ms Reeves appeared visibly upset, with Ms Badenoch saying that the Chancellor is “toast” and a “human shield” for Sir Keir’s “incompetence”.Ms Badenoch then suggested that the prime minister had failed to confirm whether Ms Reeves would retain her position, saying: “How awful for the Chancellor that he couldn’t confirm that she will stay in place.”A spokesperson for the Chancellor later said that she was dealing with a “personal matter” and Downing Street quickly confirmed she was “going nowhere”. More

Kemi Badenoch has accused Sir Keir Starmer of having a “brass neck” over his welfare bill, telling the House of Commons that the legislation will “achieve nothing”.Facing off against the prime minister at the despatch box on Wednesday (2 July), the leader of the opposition laughed off the prime minister’s dig that Labour are “clearing up the mess they [the Conservatives] made”. “He’s got some brass neck. Has he read the papers this morning?”, she said, adding: “It is a pointless waste of time and is absolute proof that he doesn’t have a plan.”The bill, which would see changes made to personal independence payment (PIP) and the health-related element of universal credit, passed its second reading during a crunch vote on Tuesday evening. More

Angela Rayner has said Nigel Farage “promised the world the moon on a stick” with Brexit and Britain has not seen any of the benefits.Asked about the prospect of Reform UK winning a general election, she said: “Nigel Farage was the key architect for Brexit, and all these wonderful things we were going to get, and we haven’t had those wonderful things. “Now we can argue this, we were promised a lot, and we haven’t had that. So I think you have to be very skeptical about people that will promise the world the moon on a stick, and then there’s no detail of how they can actually deliver it.” More

Reform UK has released a video mocking Labour ahead of their anniversary of winning the general election on July 4.A parody style music advert called “Now That’s What I Call U-Turns” was shared by Nigel Farage’s party on Tuesday (1 July) with the caption: ”One year of Starmer, one year of u-turns”.The video references several of Labour’s controversial policies, including winter fuel payments with the song “Ice Ice Baby” by Vanilla Ice playing in the background, whilst their early release of prisoners was referenced with Queen’s “I Want to Break Free”.Former party chairman Zia Yusuf shared the video with the caption: “The Reform digital team really is in a class of its own.” More

Good Morning Britain’s Ed Balls and Shadow Financial Secretary to the Treasury clashed over welfare cuts, with the presenter chastising the Tory MP for “waffling”.Appearing on the ITV show on Wednesday (2 July), after Gareth Davies failed to say where the Conservatives would be making cuts instead, Mr Balls chastised him for “failing to answer the question”“Don’t go all waffley on us at this point in the interview” he told Mr Davies, to which the MP disputed. “It isn’t waffle, it’s about reform”.The Tory MP critiqued Labour’s watered-down bill that was passed yesterday in the House of Commons, after the party revised some cuts to universal credit. More

A disabled Labour MP cried as she delivered an impassioned speech criticising her party’s welfare cuts on Tuesday, 1 July.Marie Tidball, MP for Penistone and Stocksbridge since 2024, explained that she felt compelled to join politics after the Conservatives’ series of severe spending cuts and tax increases when they were last in government.Ms Tidball, who was born with a congenital disability affecting all four limbs, condemned Labour’s proposed cuts and confirmed that she would be voting against the bill.The bill would see changes made to personal independence payment (Pip) and the health-related element of universal credit. More

If you are experiencing feelings of distress and isolation, or are struggling to cope, The Samaritans offer support; you can speak to someone for free over the phone, in confidence, on 116 123 (UK and ROI), email jo@samaritans.org, or visit the Samaritans website to find details of your nearest branch.Rachael Maskell became emotional whilst describing the impact of welfare cuts on her constituent on Tuesday (1 July). The Labour MP for York Central, who put forward a second amendment rejecting the Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill, said her disabled constituent told her that “it would be better if he wasn’t here”.The bill would see changes made to personal independence payment (Pip) and the health-related element of universal credit. More