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Add as preferred source on GoogleKeir Starmer confirms Rachel Reeves will remain UK Chancellor long-term, despite her emotional display during Prime Minister's Questions.
LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Wednesday that financial minister Rachel Reeves would remain chancellor "for a very long time to come" after she was seen crying during prime minister's questions.
"I'm not going to intrude on her privacy by talking to you," Starmer told BBC's Nick Robinson in an interview scheduled to air on Friday.
When asked by Robinson whether Reeves would still be chancellor by the time the interview airs, Starmer responded: "She'll be chancellor by the time this is broadcast, she'll be chancellor for a very long time to come."
(Reporting by Sam Tabahriti; Editing by Chris Reese)
Keir Starmer stated that Rachel Reeves would remain chancellor 'for a very long time to come.'
Rachel Reeves was seen crying during a previous event, which prompted Starmer's comments.
Starmer confirmed that Reeves would still be chancellor by the time the interview is broadcast.
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