I won’t let critics get to me, says Reeves after speculation about her future

Rachel Reeves says she has not taken speculation about her future as chancellor personally. Photograph: Jade GAO/EPA

Rachel Reeves has said she is not going to let her critics get her down after a bruising week of speculation about whether she could be ousted as chancellor.

Reeves said she is qualified for the job and has the ideas to turn things around, amid worries about falling business confidence and the rising cost of government borrowing.