Reeves Warns Labour Leadership Fight Could Throw UK Into Chaos as Growth Picks Up
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Updated · The Guardian · May 14
Reeves Warns Labour Leadership Fight Could Throw UK Into Chaos as Growth Picks Up
11 articles · Updated · The Guardian · May 14
Rachel Reeves said a Labour leadership battle triggered by Wes Streeting could plunge the UK into chaos and put the economic recovery at risk.
BBC remarks from the chancellor framed political stability as the basis for higher public-service investment and more support for households and businesses.
Reeves argued that a pickup in growth has created room for that spending, but said the gains depend on the government preserving the stability it says it has restored.
The warning highlights rising sensitivity inside Labour over succession speculation, with Reeves casting any contest as a threat to both governing capacity and the broader economy.
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