Overview

• Rachel Reeves hints at potential tax increases while emphasizing economic growth as the top priority.
• Starmer and Reeves maintain a strong working relationship, unlike past PM-Chancellor tensions.
• The Labour government aims to address child poverty but faces internal disagreements on specific policies.
• Energy bill hikes and winter fuel payment restrictions are contentious issues among Labour backbenchers.
• Starmer seeks to reset UK-EU relations, meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to discuss future cooperation.