Reeves hits out at ‘folly’ of US going to war without clear exit plan

Reeves renewed her criticism of the war, which has pushed up oil prices and threatens a new jump in inflation across the west. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters

Rachel Reeves has hit out at the “folly” of Donald Trump’s decision to go to war against Iran without a clear exit plan.

Speaking to the Mirror before a trip to Washington for the International Monetary Fund spring meeting, the UK chancellor renewed her criticism of the war, which has pushed up oil prices and threatens a new jump in inflation across the west.