Rachel Reeves had such a private bust-up with Sadiq Khan she actually booted him out of her office, according to the New Statesman. Ailbhe Rea reports:
“In private, she had heated, bitter disagreements with cabinet colleagues over squeezed budgets for their departments. “Get out of my office,” she told the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, as he tried to negotiate more funding for the capital, according to several people familiar with the incident. I’m told she cut short their scheduled meeting before the second half could begin.”
Khan is nonetheless walking away from this Budget with his prized Tourist Tax. Imagine if Reeves had caved even further…
Reform MP Danny Kruger welcomed adult film star Bonnie Blue’s support for the party, adding:
“I’m not going to be judgemental about people who want to vote Reform. We want all the support we can get – quite like Bonnie Blue.”