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Rachel Reeves is sparking civil struggle within the Cabinet forward of Wednesday’s spending evaluation, as she prepares to strangle funding to key authorities departments. The Chancellor is making enemies with deputy PM Angela Rayner and Home Secretary Yvette Cooper specifically, as she braces to fund an uplift in NHS spending by withholding money for councils and the police.

It’s been reported that the spending talks have led to “very unpleasant” scenes between the three most senior ladies within the Cabinet. A supply advised the Mail: “It turned nasty between Yvette and Rachel. It was simply as unhealthy as that between Rachel and Angela, who walked out throughout her negotiations. Yvette was simply passing on the issues of the police, who stated that with out extra money they’d be compelled to make stark selections about which crimes they prioritise.”

“The anger of the police shows they’ve been briefed by Cooper on how the negotiations are going, and they’re not happy.”

The rows are the latest evidence of major tensions between the Chancellor and deputy Prime Minister, after it was revealed Ms Rayner had privately called on Ms Reeves to hike taxes to avoid spending cuts.

A leaked memo showed Ms Rayner calling for raises in taxes on pensions and dividends to raise billions and avoid the need to cut welfare.

The leak was seen by many in Westminster as a strategy to boost her leadership credentials among Labour’s grassroots, as Keir Starmer’s time at the top looks increasingly unstable.

The Tories’ Mel Stride said the Cabinet tax row proved that this “is the same old Labour – divided at the top and dangerously addicted to taxing more and spending more.”

“The Chancellor won’t rule out more tax rises because Labour’s leadership is already planning them.”

A minister told the Mail: “The negotiations over the final settlements are still not sorted for some departments.”

“They’re going to carry on fighting it out over the weekend.”

Another source added: “Rachel will stand up and promise things she can’t deliver. There will be a lot of guff about how she will deliver security for the country.”

“But how will you promise to ship safety when Trump’s doing what he’s doing on tariffs and Putin is so lively?”

Ms Reeves will ship her spending evaluation simply after noon on Wednesday, during which she is going to verify billions extra for defence whereas reducing overseas help spending.

The NHS, transport, and tech and science funding, are additionally anticipated to obtain uplifts.

However this dangers squeezing different departments, as day-to-day spending will develop by simply 1.2% over the subsequent three years, lower than half that seen within the first two years of Labour’s time in workplace.

The Department of Work & Pensions shall be reduce, as will police and native councils.

Sources near Yvette Cooper denied a “bust up”, however confessed there had been “tough conversations”.