It might be uncomfortable territory, but it's worth reflecting on just how unprecedented Wednesday's events in the House of Commons were.The images blared across the media of Rachel Reeves in tears as Sir Keir Starmer answered questions from the dispatch box were devastating for a chancellor who has made having an iron core central to her public image.

LONDON, July 2 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's office rushed to give finance minister Rachel Reeves his full backing on Wednesday after she appeared in tears in parliament following a series of U-turns on welfare reforms that blew a hole in her budget plans.

In case you missed the avalanche of headlines, tweets and videos yesterday – Rachel Reeves cried. She is the first female Chancellor in British history, and after a brutal election campaign, a year of scrutiny,