She prizes control highly and can be frustrated when it is not on offer. In the Corbyn years, she went to the backbenches despite being asked to serve in his shadow cabinet (Starmer, by contrast, did).

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s aides scrambled to express support for Rachel Reeves after his chancellor’s tearful appearance in the House of Commons spurred a UK market selloff amid speculation about her future.

Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves have put on a public display of unity a day after she cried in the Commons.The chancellor was visibly distressed during prime minister’s questions, with Starmer seemingly unaware despite sitting beside her.