> Reeves told the Mirror on 14 April she felt “very frustrated and angry that the US went into this war without a clear exit plan”, calling the war a “folly”.
> She then travelled to the US, where she told CNBC the goals of the war had “never been clear”.
> “I’m not convinced this conflict has made the world a safer place,” Reeves told a panel organised by the US broadcaster. “It’s not been clear over the last six weeks what exactly the aim of this conflict is.”
> According to those briefed on her meetings, Bessent upbraided her over the comments during an in-person meeting on 15 April, including invoking the threat of an Iranian nuclear attack on Britain.
> He is understood to have made comments along the lines of those he made to the BBC a day earlier, when he responded to concerns about the war’s economic fallout by saying: “I wonder what the hit to global GDP would be if a nuclear weapon hit London.”
> Reeves responded by telling the treasury secretary she was not his employee and did not like his tone.
>One UK official said: “Reeves was as direct in private with Bessent about her views on the Iran [war] as she was in public.”
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Mysterious-Prompt212May 6, 2026
+23
“I wonder what the hit to global GDP would be if a nuclear weapon hit London.” FYI Bessent - Iran has zero capability or desire to nuke London. You idiots are making shit up to cover your marching orders from Putin.
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ElCaminoInTheWestMay 6, 2026
+6
'the US went into this war without a clear exit plan”, calling the war a “folly”...She then travelled to the US, where she told CNBC the goals of the war had “never been clear” '
This much is just straight inarguable fact.
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BrofessorFarnsworthMay 6, 2026
+127
Well in full honesty, more people need to be telling Scott Bessent to his face that he is the stupidest m*********** in the history of our species.
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--redacted--May 6, 2026
+51
He's amongst some pretty stiff competition.
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ghostbannomoreMay 6, 2026
+25
The Harlem globetrotters of dumb motherfuckers.
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ohellMay 6, 2026
+6
More people might have told him this. But need to wait for a good moment to make public, like just before an important local election day 😀
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ZolomunMay 6, 2026
+8
Also, somehow, one of the most smug. He seems to be constantly be literally looking down his nose at the entire world.
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timoumdMay 6, 2026
+2
Didn't he get in a fight with Elon?
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NoxInfernusMay 6, 2026
+3
And ‘allegedly’ punched him in the eye.
But remember, one just act does not excuse a lifetime of being a d***** canoe.
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Ok_Lettuce_7939May 6, 2026
+32
Hopefully the UK, EU countries, and the ANZAC countries declare all Trump Administration officials persona non grata when practicable. Would love to see Bessent's face when he can no longer travel to France, Germany, Australia, Canada, etc etc
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RandomStuffGeneratorMay 6, 2026
+3
Given their audience, I imagine it would be pretty easy for them to spin it into "we are the ones not wanting to go visit"
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RebelliousInNatureMay 6, 2026
+26
He is really just a greedy financier.
Who gives af what his musings on global peace are.
Iran don’t have nukes
Iran aren’t threatening London
YOU are, Scott. You’re the terrorist.
Greedy android slimy f***
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ShakeMyHeadSadlyMay 6, 2026
+8
Scott Bessent is such a smug POS. He's perfect for this Administration.
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Prior_IndustryMay 6, 2026
+5
Hopefully Bessants didn't attempt to swing at Reeves...
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TunggallMay 6, 2026
+6
He’d get his arse walloped by her in a jiffy.
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Flash_ina_panMay 6, 2026
+5
There is a mountain of evidence that Scotty doesn't know shit.
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bruxaakelarreMay 6, 2026
+3
“It’s not been clear over the last six weeks what exactly the aim of this conflict is.” To run cover for the Epstein files.
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artcopywriterMay 6, 2026
-6
Yeah, because Reeves has never gone into *anything* without a clear cut plan…Perhaps the biggest imbecile ever involved in British politics. (And that’s saying something.)
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chodgson6256 days ago
+1
And yet she’s lasted longer and done far less damage than Lettuce Liz Truss
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