Rachel Reeves says she cannot rule out autumn tax rises after ‘damaging’ week

Exclusive: Chancellor says she never considered resigning and warns there are costs' to welfare bill U-turn

Rachel Reeves has said it is impossible for her to rule out tax rises in the autumn budget and insisted she never thought about quitting despite a turbulent week for her and the government.

In an interview with the Guardian, the chancellor said there are costs" to the watering down of the welfare bill and acknowledged it had been a damaging" week for Downing Street.