Some families could be up to £1,800 worse off this past year because of Keir Starmer’s government, the Tories have claimed. They suggested hundreds of thousands of hardworking families, specifically with toddlers in nursery, could be paying an average of up to £1,761 extra a year because of the Prime Minister and Chancellor Rachel Reeves.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has spoken for the first time since becoming visibly emotional during Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday. Footage of Reeves showed her wiping away her tears as she sat next to Keir Starmer on the Labour frontbench.