Keir Starmer: 'I have every faith in my chancellor'

Keir Starmer has said he did not realise what was happening when the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, appeared visibly upset during PMQs on Wednesday. The prime minister rejected the suggestion that the pressure was becoming too much for Reeves and said he and Reeves 'work in lockstep' Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub UK politics live ► https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/jul/03/keir-starmer-rachel-reeves-welfare-bill-nhs-10-year-plan-west-streeting-uk-politics-latest-news-updates#top-of-blog The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs It's Complicated ► https://bit.ly/ItsComplicatedSubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #keirstarmer #starmer #politics #uk #rachelreeves #chancellor #nhs #welfarebill #welfarecuts #disability #disabled