Rachel Reeves will be Chancellor "for the whole of this Parliament," Downing Street has said, following questions over whether her future in Number 11 was guaranteed amid high Government borrowing costs.Sir Keir Starmer said Ms Reeves had his "full confidence" and was doing a "fantastic job" but had twice declined earlier to say she would stay in the role until the next general election when asked by journalists earlier on Monday.

Rachel Reeves will be Chancellor "for the whole of this Parliament," Downing Street has said, following questions over whether her future in Number 11 was guaranteed amid high Government borrowing costs.Sir Keir Starmer said Ms Reeves had his "full confidence" and was doing a "fantastic job" but had twice declined earlier to say she would stay in the role until the next general election when asked by journalists earlier on Monday.