Chancellor 'absolutely happy' to look at joining EU customs group

[@justin3606-j8l]

I can't listen to her any more, she's completely out of her depth and she is running the country into the ground

[@BillDavies-ej6ye]

Bring back those thieving tories? Those who actually did run the economy into the ground?

[@kurtgodel5236]

That happened a long time ago. Long before she took office. Brexit Britain is a sick joke.

[@dianamincher6479]

Conservative Badenoch responsible for the non rehabilitation and non help to gang rape victims and Badenoch is responsible for the failure of the Prevent scheme which resulted in three murders of little girls in Southport!

[@BenJ2020]

My God, she is useless. It's like talking to an AI chatbot. I cannot wait for this lot to be voted out!

[@dannewman8809]

was thinking the same to myself

[@BigMacLC]

'Britain's got loads to boast about' jesus christ I've ever heard it all now. We've been on a dramatic decline for decades and getting worse and worse. She's so delusional it's genuinely terrifying

[@martynclinton8092]

We make and create nothing

[@GARdotETH]

She makes Dianne Abbott look like Einstein!

[@turingtrading5301]

No wonder she was shunned at Davos - no one wanting to talk to junior staff member Rachel from Complaints or Rachel from Accounts!

[@ftsetradersteve2742]

She is the spanner pretending to be an engineer....

[@dianamincher6479]

No not really-Badenoch is complicit on the failure of the Prevent scheme to save the lives of the girls at Southport.

[@joe93656]

All talk and nothing will change

[@kurtgodel5236]

That's the British way of doing things.

[@theresamoute4056]

But it keeps happening over and over and over again. Empty words these people do not uphold our cultural values.

[@ChrisPatrick-q6k]

What are they? I don't think us Brits are particularly cultured TBH.

[@dominicb75]

Most brits couldnt name our precious 'british values'.

[@Milominderbender586]

Cultural values crap. There is a lot of things need sorting out in this country but simplistic idiots that think it’s all about one sided racist anti immigrant ‘cultural values’. There is not such a thing as British Cultural values. We used to be a country that prided itself fairness equity and simple decency. This has been changed into a puerile scapegoating by malign politicians for their own ends.

[@gerryparker7699]

Brits have very little culture in general and as for values the main one now seems too be anything that's self serving. How can we talk about values when a know liar persuaded (just) the country into Brexit and then became our Prime Minister. Please leave the hypocrisy at the door.

[@ChrisPatrick-q6k]

@@gerryparker7699 We were stupid enough to fall for it too. I've got a brain so voted remain

[@junesmith6689]

First thing she needs to do is learn to SPEAK

[@graemeross1998]

Just burbles wind and fish

[@gftjghdt3582]

She is very robotic in her speech

[@rickywilcox7358]

Honestly she is braindead. I knew labour would be bad, but didn't think they would be this disastrous.

[@dianamincher6479]

IT'S PROBABLY HER DICTION BUT NOTHING COULD BE WORSE THAT SMOOTH HOODLUM STYLE OF THE HOOD LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION!

[@KDOC-p8r]

She looks tired and lost. The budget was a disaster for business. The NI rise hasn't even kicked in yet. The Heathrow expansion hasn't been agreed in cabinet but all but announced it. She promised on film at the CBI that there would not be any more tax rises. Terrible coms, strategy and unbelievable naivety.

[@pipoo1]

We were doing so well before weren’t we with a stagnant economy, £2.8 trillion in national debt and a Government that lost all credibility on the markets. As for the NI rise all it does is put it back where it was a few years ago and if employers are serious about cutting employment then it’s a good time for the Government to put a brake on skilled worker visas, employers can’t have it both ways, there can’t be a labour shortage AND job losses simultaneously…

[@tony3760758956]

Yes she has had to raise taxes to balance the budget. She promised not to raise them any more.... What exactly is so confusing about that?

[@osama1929]

Just look at the latest release of PMI, thats basically the gauge how healthy an economy is, well recent PMI released is at least 51.2 from 51.1 in december , which is above the 50 limit, for reference even the USA,canada, australia and any other western countries are only about the same.

[@stanthesteelguitarman8228]

The third runway at Heathrow Airport - more pollution, all from a government which claims it's intent on reducing it! What a joke!!

[@Derek-d8z]

When we get the extra runway at Heathrow, could it be exclusively used for deportation flights

[@marchead9956]

Reeves is detached from reality

[@kurtgodel5236]

No surprise there. The entire UK is detached from reality.

[@smh7422]

Painful stuttering

[@paritoshsinghee7340]

Cringeworthy

[@PeterOlus]

This was painful to watch 😂🤦🏾‍♂️

[@LarryKippings]

It was like watching a naive and inexperienced 16 year old going for a job interview for an admin job in Accounts.

[@MichaelHampton-fn5rl]

Very painful

[@MichaelHampton-fn5rl]

She makes me wish the Tories were back in power

[@Jimbo_4688]

She’s like an AI robot with a syrup on

[@dellamUK-d8i]

TRAITOR

[@Cav-z1y]

No idea why we even left, Brexit was about having control over our own laws. No one was against free trade with the EU

[@tony3760758956]

That wasn't an option. The EU didn't want us to leave so they wanted to make leaving as unattractive as possible. Not just to stop us but to put other countries off leaving too.

[@Cav-z1y]

We should have had better negotiators then, we are the second biggest economy in Europe. We went into Brexit negotiations with our pants down

[@the_original_op]

The EU were against us still having free trade but they're such a closed controlling union they wouldn't allow us to cherry pick as they said.

[@michaelbrown865]

We haven't had Brexit. Read The Great Deception by Booker and North, and The Rotten Heart of Europe by Bernard Connolly

[@tony3760758956]

@michaelbrown865 sounds like a book for a balanced and rational person 🤡

[@richardmcrandal6696]

USELESS ON EVERY LEVEL.

[@markcederberg1]

The robotic intonation of Starmer has spread and she is beginning to sound like him

[@markh5461]

Labour resign immediately

[@upshankkumalu9301]

His parents should be locked up or deported! As if they never knew he was making chemical weapons in their home 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@CarlAndersen-t8u]

Why would anyone want to invest here with these clowns in change òf the economy

[@peteleech3661]

This government has already lost the public finances and the trust of most of the country. Labour are completely clueless

[@phillane8915]

Ignore the words, and listen to her tone, intonation, body language and facial expressions. She is full of fear and panic. I suspect she is feeling more and more isolated, and very out of her depth.

[@ravenmad9225]

A personal net worth of £3.9 million but no idea about the economy. Labour are desperate to rejoin the EU.

[@matthewharding-ew1ts]

Yawn............no growth Reeves.

[@saudade369]

£ 500 million taken from farmers and £500 million given in aid to foreign ‘ sustainable farmers in countries like Bangladesh . Ruining our farmers who they’re supposed to represent and instead enhancing foreign farmers at their expense . How is this ethical or representative democracy ?

[@PNEfc001]

I get so tired of listening to her robotic voice. It wears me down, just like Starmer's does.

[@paritoshsinghee7340]

So true

[@jeh51-e9q]

a stuck record..

[@graemeross1998]

Because she's way out her depth

[@martynclinton8092]

They are both ai

[@chieftandriver703]

So she is happy to pay tens of thousands of Roma benefits?

[@elrevesyelderecho]

13:32 another example of the problem in the UK is the government itself. 2040 will be delivered the project IF the decision is made. Who wans to bet that by 2050 the extension project wont even starting?

[@peterguy8454]

Can she actually answer a question?

[@jasperkalu4578]

No

[@johnregan2443]

A Labour representative telling the reporter not to put the country down - when that's they repeatedly do .

[@mark.k7206]

Her voice pitch rises & the speed on answering accelerates when under pressure & she is in an absolute state of panic at times. She would make a terrible poker player

[@paritoshsinghee7340]

😂

[@bob_the_blogger6029]

Well she's show she's a worse chancellor, and I agree she'd be a terrible poker player

[@landynut1134]

Yes I’m picking up on that too

[@williamthomson7820]

If this lady is the best we have then we could be in big trouble.

[@jill1161]

We are in big trouble

[@BigMacLC]

'Loads to be positive about' that's it Rachel, it's almost as if my mortgage hasn't gone up 350 quid a month and my food shop doubled. Coooor I'm so positive about the future I can't stop grinning

[@saudade369]

When her bills and meals are paid for by the working people of this country ,of course she won’t relate to the policies she imposes . I’m sure she looks at her bank account and is mystified because she hasn’t become massively poorer , she is doing so well under her being Chancellor and with Labour the party of the working class in power ? It must just be resentful people claiming to be poorer

[@markfox4970]

Deary me!--She sounds like a Starmer clone!! Watch how her face changes under Trevor's "grilling"--AND,being called "Rachel From Accounts" really DID upset her! The truth hurts!

[@alanbranfield614]

Answer the bloody question.

[@ohyesitsme]

Don't be silly, she's a "politician"

[@kieranmarsh363]

What question did she not answer

[@notalot101]

What a waste of time listening to that

[@richhopkins6968]

I can’t stand the sight of everyone in this government, bunch of duplicitous liars

[@rosielee938]

She looks ill, she needs help and someone needs to intervene!! Completely out of her depth. Rachel & Labour do this country a favour….Resign.

[@jeh51-e9q]

thought so too

[@captricharddee3634]

"We waste billions of pounds a year, in giving money to people who aren't entitled to it." Yeah, Boat Migrants.

[@user-jgn1944]

My god. No-one in their right minds would want to join E U. Again

[@emanuel1940]

They dont want us. Because of Brexit, European Unity has never been stronger. The UK is slowly becoming a failed state.

[@GhostRider-g3f]

Failed state

[@ЮраЧолокян-ц8д]

She makes me laugh .All the millionares are leaving or have allready left .Once the leave they will not come back

[@stucrawford6230]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@spex357]

I wonder why she is single.

[@LarryKippings]

😂😂😂😂

[@TheFrenzy1978]

Here is a prediction on the economy. Higher inflation and higher unemployment. This coming year is going to be rough!

[@stephenjames3561]

Deluded and totally out of her depth. Absolute shambles.

[@JohnBane-x1y]

Another delusional comment.

[@duncanscott8458]

This woman is a brainless robot

[@richardmarsden5610]

Labours only growth plan/strategy appears to be increasing the overall population size using disparate tribal groups and therefore the govt welfare budget required to pay for them.

[@DavidRodriguez-wp7zi]

She is out of reality

[@PaulineWhittington-p6e]

What about sorting the illegal immigrants keeping them in hotels it's costing billions

[@rasco1521]

This government is disgusting.

[@gftjghdt3582]

Thing I don't get why tax our farmers of £500million to invest in the nhs as they were saying at the time but 48hours later we find out they are sending that money abroad what utter bs

[@LarryKippings]

Because they follow the rules and requirements of the WEF and the billionaires….. it’s a land grab. Those who govern our country are governed by others.

[@LyndaRaine]

What is she upto she cannot be trusted dangerous

[@OriginalMaxPowerII]

A right wing entryist into the Labour Party just like Chris ‘Chair of Oxford Uni Conservative Society’ Bryant. This is why Labour Party is no longer the political wing of the Labour Movement. They have been replaced by genuine left-wing parties.

[@fatboydim.7037]

If she was serious she would tax the super-rich.

[@UKProud]

Out of her depth Labour are criminals.

[@tony3760758956]

What laws have broken?

[@Milominderbender586]

Another nonsensical comment

[@gerryparker7699]

The criminals are the people and politicians that assured us Brexit was going to be great and then it wasn't. Rampant immigration, services going down the pan, taxation for most people (not the super rich) rising etc etc etc.

[@chrislambert9435]

The EU is a Federal Project, it results in the total loss of Sovereignty for any member Nation States, this so-called "Customs-Group" What is its a/ Rules & requirements b/ Aim c/ Goal There is a required-pre-condition for joining the Customs Union, it is that those joining must proceed unto full-EU-Membership. Will we be told fully and transparently what the goal of this so-called Customs Group is ? or will the rules be changed only after the UK joins up ?

[@Milominderbender586]

@@chrislambert9435 The problem is that for some people are more concerned with maintaining exceptionalism, the EU is seen as a bad thing where in actuality it’s not, and the vast majority of EU citizens clearly see the benefit. In fact pooling of sovereignty for greater benefit of all is beneficial. I for one am less concerned with who makes the rules rather whether or not they logical just and are of benefit to me my family and the citizens to whom it applies. Without doubt working together with like minded countries is more beneficial and we were far stronger and more influential. The little England blinkers may make people who wear them feel smug, but it is detrimental to their interests as recent history proves. It is not coincident that Europe was ravaged with wars and working together through what became the EU reduced conflicts and maintained peaceful coexistence. The formation of the original coal and steel was deliberate, far sighted and tremendously beneficial.

[@Paul-qg3iw]

Labour ceding UK Territory in Indian Ocean and seeking to pay foreign state tied to CCP China $1 billion a year for privilege. Labour Government is Horrific.

[@flowerflower1392]

Reminds me of Gordon Brown selling all the gold.

[@gorgu08]

@@flowerflower1392rounding error, look it up silly billy

[@chrislambert9435]

The EU is a Federal Project, it results in the total loss of Sovereignty for any member Nation States, this so-called "Customs-Group" What is its a/ Rules & requirements b/ Aim c/ Goal There is a required-pre-condition for joining the Customs Union, it is that those joining must proceed unto full-EU-Membership. Will we be told fully and transparently what the goal of this so-called Customs Group is ? or will the rules be changed only after the UK joins up ?

[@Cyberpsych0_]

11:45 if Trump was asked this question he'd be bombastic and say "lets get it done".

[@gordonferguson4370]

All these mp,s are just full of hot air& will say &do anything to protect there own arses &their cosy all expenses paid for nothing but a DISGRACE

[@PhenoMuzik]

So he's a man now he was a just a little Welsh boy before!!!!

[@rogerfleet4422]

Why is she so angry

[@LarryKippings]

Maybe not angry, just nasty and arrogant…..

[@mickeytheviewmoo]

Reeves isn't interested in the public. Just her job

[@mymusic2515]

Oh didn't her eyes light up when she had the chance to mention Davos!

[@Insightful21]

Great time to align our tariffs with the EU when Trump is threatening to tariff the EU!

[@tomhermens7698]

Why come to britain if they can get a much better deal in southern ireland??!!!!

[@antonio3220]

Southern Ireland?

[@tomhermens7698]

@antonio3220 corporation tax is very low, communications are very good.

[@Ollie-px9fi]

vote for reform uk, nothing will ever change with these clowns in charge

[@graemeross1998]

Nothing will change ever

[@desmondroberts6034]

Can't stand Phillips' sneery altitude to Labour MPs, there's so much animos that he's not listening and, it makes it difficult to hear what are important details.

[@lukebuchanan-hodgman837]

Question: how much of this was explicitly in the Labour manifesto? We are barely 6 months on from the GE and they seem already to be making it all up on the hoof.

[@peterguy8454]

The thing that this country can't offer is good government with Labour

[@ravenblack2262]

She looks like she really cares doesn't she

[@stevenotts0113]

What a load of rubbish comes out her mouth

[@michaelbrown865]

Britain in Labour, Economic Still Birth

[@stevebaylis7973]

This tea lady gets on the news way too much.

[@SaqibSheikh]

With politicians like this, it’s no wonder our economy is in the terrible state it is

[@chiragshetty4608]

Shouted non dom all the time when conservative was there now giving tax break to them. Such a hypocrite. All Labour supporters who were shouting about non dom is also okay with it. Haha 😂

[@ismaelmasso6662]

4:46 - that voice raise comes across so fake and overdone. She can't believe what she's saying.

[@graemeross1998]

Rachel from accounts with marbles in her mouth

[@LarryKippings]

She’s sounding more and more like Diane Abbott every day. Not sure which of the two I’d trust more with maths and numbers??!??🤔😂😂

[@richwayne1031]

Reeves said she spoke on the Davos world stage, can someone put the link on where this happened. I know Trump did but I never saw her speak to the world.

[@jakatta73]

The EU is a joke. Others across Europe are starting to wake up to this fact as well. Our economy will in time be stronger without them, no question. It would be damaging to go back.

[@timhill9189]

The EU is its member states. Poland and Spain had 3% growth in 2024 - obviously not held back.

[@maartenaalsmeer]

_The EU is a joke_ Sure. An economical and political union with 450 million inhabitants in 27 countries with 8 countries currently in line to join. The UK stupidly leaving is the joke here.

[@the_original_op]

​@@timhill9189 The only thing holding the UK back regarding growth is this Labour government. Growth was on an upwards trajectory prior to the election. Reeves hasn't a clue what she's doing.

[@robbie4084]

Dream on Completely delusional

[@robbie4084]

​@@timhill9189Ireland had over 4% And many other Countries had 2+% and so on The EU isn't perfect of course, it needs several reforms, which I believe will happen But it's working and it's better to be in it

[@PhilipHardaker]

She’s exited !!! I’m more exited at looking out at the rain this afternoon, she is just completely clueless.

[@chrislambert9435]

The EU is a Federal Project, it results in the total loss of Sovereignty for any member Nation States, this so-called "Customs-Group" What is its a/ Rules & requirements b/ Aim c/ Goal There is a required-pre-condition for joining the Customs Union, it is that those joining must proceed unto full-EU-Membership. Will we be told fully and transparently what the goal of this so-called Customs Group is ? or will the rules be changed only after the UK joins up ?

[@lukeclarke9531]

How’s about have some UK streets for your back ground and show the hipocrisy

[@tony3760758956]

Sorry Russkie your translator isn't working. Made no sense

[@lukeclarke9531]

@ okay so instead of showing London and maintaining the bubble of illusion show my home town Rotherham and show people the disconnect and utter failure of our population . Old hall school , kimberworth. Rotherham s66. Not Russian .

[@johnnewman1975]

On a par with Diane Abbott she looks absolutely petrified 😂

[@matthewdiment2325]

The E.U is in worse shape than we are bad economics is the real issue

[@Fab666.]

The EU have the power of size to steady anything the world of money or power can chuck at it

[@chrislambert9435]

The EU is a Federal Project, it results in the total loss of Sovereignty for any member Nation States, this so-called "Customs-Group" What is its a/ Rules & requirements b/ Aim c/ Goal There is a required-pre-condition for joining the Customs Union, it is that those joining must proceed unto full-EU-Membership. Will we be told fully and transparently what the goal of this so-called Customs Group is ? or will the rules be changed only after the UK joins up ?

[@AliceTurner-q3f]

Well it says everything about wanting to join a political bloc (EU) which we have to pay more than we get back and have laws forced on us. We got the same trade deals with them now, but we also get to do what we like. To say what she said, clearly says she doesn't really understand what is going on but seeks to fulfil her ideological goals, rather than do what is actually required.

[@tonijohnson2892]

Liebour are finnished comes next election 😂😂😂

[@jerrygeorgopolis8015]

She's talking Nonsense ! Investments in the U.K. will be Stalled Because of "Net Zero !"

[@rarecockneyguvnor4945]

I feel sorry for her shes struggling.Poor woman is under stress.

[@paulblanchette2782]

I didn't see her WEF speech? One can only assume she mentioned our struggling farmers did she? #labour #starmer

[@Andy437]

Lots of gabbling that means nothing

[@sellis518]

Rachel from accounts is absolutely useless. Please resign 🙏

[@LarryKippings]

She should go back to sorting and stuffing invoices into envelopes….. that’s her level.

[@davidhutchinson4997]

To do that there should be another election to see what the electorate think. They have no right to do that without a clear mandate.

[@MarcusWoodward-s5b]

All I hear from Labour, it's not my fault It's getting sooo boring, stop blaming and get out and let reform sort it out before it goes too far

[@hypehype1463]

Lol, o no, benefits cheats will lose their driving licence. 😢😢 That will show them.

[@mhoobag1]

Hair by LEGO

[@ipohtennischannel5482]

"He was able to slip through the system." says the lady whose cabinet colleagues have no idea of the identities or exact whereabouts of half a million illegal immigrants living in London.

[@garry9955]

I’m surprised Sly news didn’t turn the comments off for this one! Politicians in the UK have been destroying this country for decades and now we’re scraping the bottom of the barrel with this lot. Who would’ve guessed we’d get a worse government than the tories, but here we are!

[@Insightful21]

When Trevor goes in Trevor goes in

[@ali------8649]

Her computer programmer gave her a vocabulary capacity limit of 50 words.

[@wiseget-f7e]

The resemblance to Lord Farquaad is amazing!

[@jonburton9411]

She so much worse than Liz truss I honestly hope I never meet her I'll definitely in jail

[@paulgilliland2992]

Planning permission for any new enterprise is an excruciating and costly proposition. She’s sounding like a broken record now with all the excuses about the black hole she inherited. Making it easier to bring money in from overseas involves at least 2 additional parties and they have an obligation to know the source of the these funds.