John McDonnell says more cuts would be ‘a disaster for the country’ and steer voters towards ReformKemi Badenoch has said “peasants” from “sub-communities” from some countries are the ones in grooming and rape gangs, saying a national inquiry would seek to identify those in authority who did not act. Jessica Elgot has the story.Good morning. Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, is back from her trip to China and, according to Politico, she will make a statement in the Commons. This will allow her to address the criticism she has been facing about the rise in government borrowing costs, and what this means for her spending plans. Reading some of the Tory papers this morning you would think she is on the point of being sacked. This is more partisan wishful-thinking than objective truth-telling, but Reeves is is definitely in some difficulty, because she promised growth and events are not going as planned. Continue reading…
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Rachel Reeves told it would be ‘politically suicidal’ to impose further cuts as economy falters – UK politics live
