BREAKING: Rachel Reeves had 'altercation with Commons Speaker' before crying at PMQs

Rachel Reeves is said to have had an "altercation" with Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle immediately prior to Prime Minister's Questions.

A minister told The Mirror they did not know what the row was about, but that "[Speaker Hoyle] ended up apologising." A spokesperson for the Commons Speaker declined to comment.

It came as Ms Reeves appeared to be in tears in the Commons as she sat next to Keir Starmer during a tense PMQs on Wednesday afternoon.

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Mr Starmer swerved questions over the Chancellor's future during exchanges with Tory leader Kemi Badenoch - but No10 later insisted she was "going nowhere".

On the PM's backing for Ms Reeves, they added: “He’s said it plenty of times. He doesn't need to repeat it every time the Leader of the Opposition speculates about Labour politicians.”

A spokesman for the Chancellor added: “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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