There’s always an odd vibe to PMQs when it’s the warm-up act before a big event. Today’s Westminster Main Character is, of course, Rachel Reeves, who got to her feet to deliver the Spring Statement just as Keir Starmer sat down. Similarly, it is the shadow chancellor Mel Stride out batting for the Tories today when he responds to the Chancellor, not Kemi Badenoch.
But today’s head-to-head between Starmer and Badenoch was still worth watching for what it tells us about the mood. Most notably: the Prime Minister is rattled.
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