Outside her tightly knit team and close personal relationship with her efficient chief of staff Katie Martin, who accompanies her on high-profile visits and is, as one other member of the team puts it “her rock,

Keir Starmer says he didn’t realise Rachel Reeves was crying in Commons during PMQs Source: Reuters

Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves have put on a public display of unity a day after she cried in the Commons. The chancellor was visibly distressed during prime minister’s questions, with Starmer seemingly unaware despite sitting beside her.