Anarchy in government: Wes Streeting celebrates Rachel Reeves' income tax U-turn

Wes Streeting effectively claimed victory today after Rachel Reeves dramatically ditched Budget plans to hike income tax .The Health Secretary - seemingly emboldened by a botched Downing Street 'hit job' on his leadership ambitions this week - publicly declared that he had not supported the move.The intervention could fuel speculation about Keir Starmer 's position, as the sense of chaos around the looming Budget grows.Labour insiders are in despair about shambolic briefing ahead of the critical package, with blame being cast on Treasury minister Torsten Bell and No10 chief of staff Morgan McSweeney.