Chancellor Rachel Reeves has responded firmly to a heckler who interrupted a broadcast interview at a petrol station in Leeds, telling the man that good manners are part of British values.
Heckler's outburst at Leeds petrol station
While answering questions from the press, Reeves was interrupted by a man who accused the Government of 'ruining the country' and shouted 'get Keir Starmer out'. The heckler, who appeared to be a Reform UK supporter, then yelled 'Nigel Farage. Go on Nigel.'
As he drove his truck, adorned with two St George's flags on the roof, out of the station, he leaned out of the window and said: 'I've got British flags on. Am I going to get arrested? We've got English flags on here, Rachel, am I going to get arrested? Look at Rachel Reeves there, with a smile on her face.'
Reeves' response
Ms Reeves then replied: 'I love our country. I love our country, and one of the things about our country is good manners. Not very British.' The response speaks volumes, especially after Ms Reeves refused to join calls for a new Labour Party leader following the disastrous local election results.
Wes Streeting's resignation and warning
Meanwhile, Wes Streeting, who resigned as health secretary, said he left the government because Labour is in 'the fight of our lives against nationalism, and it is a fight that we are currently losing.' He praised his former colleagues and said: 'Unless we change course, we risk handing the keys of No 10 to Reform. And I do not want that on our consciences.'
Streeting added: 'For the first time in our history, nationalists are in power in every corner of the United Kingdom, Scottish and Welsh. Nationalism represents an existential threat to the future integrity of the United Kingdom, and Reform UK represent a threat to the values and ideals that have made this country great, values and ideals that are written into the DNA of the National Health Service.'
