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Reeves later insisted that she had been dealing with a “personal issue” as rumour swirled of a row with colleagues or even her boss.

The incident happened the day after the government was forced into a humiliating climbdown on their welfare bill which they hoped would save the Treasury £5 billion but ultimately saved little to no money in benefit payments.

Smith added: “For Rachel to be taking all the responsibility just doesn’t seem right.

“I don’t agree with Rachel’s politics, but I don’t think she deserves all the blame. Keir Starmer needs to take some responsibility, as do Angela Rayner, Ed Miliband and the rest – they are all begging for money from her for their departments.”

Smith went on to blast his niece’s targeting of pensioners who he believes should be left alone.

Smith believes described himself as a pensioner who has paid his dues all his life as he implored his niece to leave pensioners alone.

The government were strongly criticised last year for their cuts to the winter fuel payment which left millions without the one-off payment to help with their energy bills.

They later U-turned on the decision by significantly raising the threshold at which people would receive the benefit.

The move was a bungled attempt at raising much needed funds for the public purse amid an apparent £22 billion black hole they said was left by the Conservatives.

Smith believes that money could be saved by reducing the amount spent on migrants and those living in hotels awaiting the outcome of their asylum cases.

He added: “They should just stop spending money on the migrants and focus on fixing the country instead.”