Rachel Reeves accuses Jeremy Corbyn of trying to destroy Labour

Politics
3 Aug 2025 • 4:49 PM MYT
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  • Chancellor Rachel Reeves has criticised Jeremy Corbyn's new political party and his "big ego" during a talk at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
  • Ms Reeves said the former Labour leader "tried to destroy my party" during his leadership, which saw two general election losses.
  • She predicted that the public would reject Mr Corbyn's unnamed new party, marketed as "Your Party", just as they rejected him twice before.
  • Ms Reeves dismissed Mr Corbyn's claim of over 500,000 sign-ups for his new movement.
  • The chancellor also said that Reform UK, not the Conservatives, is now Labour's main political rival.

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