The ugly truth about Lucy Powell's grooming gangs comments
It was on Any Questions that Powell gave voice to her party's elitist vexation with all the public blather about rape gangs. Tim Montgomerie, the founder of Conservative Home who now aligns himself with Reform, asked her if she had watched Groomed: A National Scandal, the brilliant Channel 4 documentary about five women who endured horrific exploitation at the hands of these gangs.
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Apprentice star Brady backs Reeves after Commons tears
Conservative peer Baroness Karren Brady has told Sky News she feels 'nothing but sympathy' for the chancellor, after Rachel Reeves was seen crying in the House of Commons during Prime Minister's Questions. Ms Reeves was seen visibly crying in the chamber the morning after her government was forced into another U-turn on welfare reform by Labour backbenchers, all but wiping out any savings in spending she was hoping to achieve. The Prime Minister failed to back his chancellor until after PMQs, leading markets to question her future. The Apprentice star warned: "She will be labelled 'weak' because it's a woman crying, the first woman chancellor, and I think that's a very dangerous thing." The aide to Lord Sugar, who was elevated to the upper chamber in 2014 by David Cameron, agreed with Kemi Badenoch's statement that "the leader of the opposition called her 'a shield', which the Prime Minister is hiding behind and there's probably a bit of truth in that as well." 1:16 Baroness Brady, who has previously been critical of negative economic sentiment from the Labour government and tax hikes on business, said Ms Reeves is "a strong, diligent person doing her job to the best of her ability under incredibly difficult circumstances". Earlier this year she told a newspaper that Reeves' hikes in business taxes "lacks an understanding of how businesses operate" and that last year's rise in employers' national insurance was a "mis-step". 11:07 However, speaking at an event in the City of London, Baroness Brady expressed sympathy with the chancellor saying: "Many people cry at work, most of them can go and hide in the toilet and not be seen. "Being emotional is largely in part because you care very much about what you're doing and how you're doing it." However, she did maintain her differences of opinion on the administration's approach to the economy, but stated: "She's made some pledges, that through no fault of her own, she may not be able to deliver because the floor has changed from underneath her." Aged 23, Baroness Brady was appointed as managing director of Birmingham City FC in 1993, and in 1997 became the youngest managing director of a UK plc, when the club floated on the London Stock Exchange.
Daily Mirror
an hour ago
- Daily Mirror
Rachel Reeves all smiles as she's spotted for first time since PMQ tears
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been seen for the first time since her tearful moment during a dramatic day in the House of Commons. The Chancellor joined Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Health Secretary Wes Streeting at an event in London to launch the Government's 10-year plan for health the day after she was seen crying in the House of Commons. Ms Reeves was all smiles as she said the plan would get the NHS "back on its feet." She said the investment in public services was only done by sticking to her fiscal rules. She did not refer to the incident in the Commons yesterday. Speaking today, Ms Reeves said: "Our 10-year plane will get the NHS back on its feet and make it fit for the future, led by our fantastic NHS staff. And a huge thank you to every single one of you. Funded by the £29 million that I announced in the spending review las month." "To be clear," she continued. "We are spending money on taxpayers' priorities. That would not have been possible without measures we took in the budget last year. We fixed our foundations and put the economy on a strong footing." Photos taken at the event showed Ms Reeves with Prime Minister Starmer appearing happy at the launch. Ms Reeves appearance comes after she shed tears during a tense Prime Minister's Questions session on Wednesday. The Chancellor's crying was sent out live on TV and resulted in financial markets being spooked, knocking down the value of the pound. Ms Reeves' tearful appearance also led to speculation her job was at risk after a massive welfare U-turn backfired and left her with a staggering £5billion blackhole in spending plans. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has since backed his Chancellor and said it was "absolutely wrong" to suggest the incident was somehow linked to the fiasco. "It's got nothing to do with politics, nothing to do with what's happened this week. It was a personal matter for her," he said. He claimed he had a long chat with the Chancellor following PMQs. Commons Leader Lucy Powell said Ms Reeves has "more class than most", as she defended her 'friend' after the Chancellor appeared emotional during Prime Minister's Questions. Ms Powell told the Commons: 'Can I just take this opportunity Mr Speaker, I would rarely do this, to just put on record how proud I am of my friend the first female Chancellor. 'The very difficult and formidable job that she has been doing, and quite honestly she's got more class than most of the rest of the members opposite on the frontbench I'm sure.'
Powys County Times
an hour ago
- Powys County Times
PM takes blame for welfare U-turn as he gives full backing to Chancellor
Sir Keir Starmer has taken responsibility for the U-turn on welfare reforms, saying his Government did not 'get the process right' as he gave his full backing to his Chancellor. Speaking to the BBC in his first interview since a threatened backbench revolt forced him to strip out a major part of his welfare reform plan, he acknowledged the past few days had been 'tough'. He said: 'Labour MPs are absolutely vested in this. It matters to them to get things like this right, and we didn't get that process right. We didn't engage in the way that we should have done.' But he insisted his Government would 'come through it stronger' as he vowed to 'reflect' on what needed to be done 'to ensure we don't get into a situation like that again'. Sir Keir also gave his full support to Chancellor Rachel Reeves after she was seen crying during Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday. Ms Reeves's visibly tearful appearance in the Commons came amid speculation that her job was at risk after the welfare U-turn put an almost £5 billion hole in her spending plans. But the Prime Minister insisted her appearance had 'nothing to do with politics, nothing to do with what's happened this week' and was 'a personal matter'. Asked if she would remain in her post, he said: 'She will be Chancellor for a very long time to come, because this project that we've been working on to change the Labour Party, to win the election, change the country, that is a project which the Chancellor and I've been working on together.' On Thursday morning, Health Secretary Wes Streeting said Ms Reeves would 'bounce back' as he praised her 'leadership' on the economy. He also dismissed a suggestion that Sir Keir himself could be at risk, telling Sky News: 'Keir Starmer has been consistently underestimated. 'I wonder when people will learn. They said he couldn't win the Labour leadership, but he did. They said he couldn't change the Labour Party, but he did. They said he couldn't take the Labour Party from its worst defeat since the 1930s to election victory last year, and he did. 'And now the cynics say he can't change the country, but he will.' But Conservative shadow chancellor Sir Mel Stride said the scenes in the Commons over the past week had left bond markets 'twitchy' about the Government and 'their ability to actually grip things like spending going forward'. Appearing on BBC Breakfast, Sir Mel appeared to distance himself from Robert Jenrick, who had earlier posted a video on social media describing Ms Reeves's career as 'dead'. But he added that Mr Jenrick was making a 'valid' point that the Government had 'lost control of the economy', laying the blame with the Chancellor and Sir Keir and warning of tax rises to come.
