Fears in Downing Street That Reeves’ ‘Personal Matter’ Crying Excuse Is ‘Total B*llocks’ – Guido Fawkes

EXC: Fears in Downing Street That Reeves’ ‘Personal Matter’ Crying Excuse Is ‘Total B*llocks’

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Sources inside government dispute that Reeves has a secret ‘personal issue’ which caused her to cry. After the extraordinary scenes in the Commons at Wednesday’s PMQs Reeves rushed to Starmer’s NHS speech the next day and told reporters she was dealing with “a personal issue” and added: “Today’s a new day and I’m just cracking on with the job.” Very much wanting to move on – hard to do when you’re the Chancellor and you cried live on TV for about thirty minutes…

A Downing Street source tells Guido there is no one in the No10 political team who believes Reeves and “nobody here knows what the personal issue is.” There are now widespread fears “she has lied to the PM who has assured the nation.” A government source tells Guido: “It’s as it appears. Hoyle being a *****.” So, nothing…

Rumours quickly spread that Lindsay Hoyle had an altercation with Reeves – observers saw Reeves burst into tears after Hoyle asked her to give slightly shorter answers in oral and topical Commons questions. A Downing Street source adds: “We all think it’s total b*llocks. She had a series of minor rows, and was hurt by Badenoch and lost it.” Unsustainable for a Chancellor…

Starmer said to Nick Robinson that her “personal matter” was “nothing to do with politics” and “nothing to do with any discussion between me and Rachel, nothing to do with the matters of this week.” Guido hears there are fears in Downing Street elucidated by one source that “if she has done her usual lying it is very bad for the PM too.” Starmer has gone to pains since Wednesday to say their fates are bound together…

The Chancellor’s team maintains there is a hidden personal issue. Kemi’s spokesperson did ask about this after PMQs and was right to – but the Lobby has gone silent on the matter. This was on live TV, is no one interested in the reason?