Rayner and Cooper criticized the cuts at a cabinet tension meeting
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Deputy Government Angela Rayner, secretary of Yvette Cooper and Minister of Justice Shabana Mahmood were among the high ministers who caused concern on Tuesday for reviewing the implementation on a “tense” cabinet, according to people with knowledge of the meeting.
The “Great Minority” of the cabinet protested because of the planned reduction of consumption in their own departments as a chancellor Rachel Reeves She is looking for savings to add her fiscal amounts, one of the people added.
The ministers also marked concern for plans for up to £ 6 billion to reduce well -being, which is expected to be exposed to work next week and the Minister of Pension Liz Kendall.
Energy secretary Ed Miliband and the House of Home Lucy Powell’s home were among those who caused concern about them, people said.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer allowed the meeting to continue longer than usual because of the power of feelings in the Downing Street room. More government data discussed the financial time of the meeting, but everyone asked to talk about records.