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Watch: Rachel Reeves heckled by white van driver

A man heckles the Chancellor Rachel Reeves during her visit to a petrol station (Getty images)

White van driver has delivered his verdict on Labour – and it isn’t good news for Keir Starmer. The Chancellor Rachel Reeves was at a petrol station in Leeds yesterday afternoon when she encountered an irate Reform voter. Reeves was in town to announce a freeze on a planned increase on fuel duty. But it seems this particular voter has already made his mind up on what he thinks about the Labour government.

‘You’re ruining the country. Get Keir Starmer out,’ the voter yelled, interrupting Reeves as she gave an interview to newspaper reporters.

In a dig at the Labour government, the driver then yelled: ‘Am I going to get arrested? We’ve got English flags on here, Rachel.’

The Chancellor hit back by replying: ‘I love our country and one of the things…I like is good manners’.

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