The Chancellor has begged Labour MPs to get behind her plans, including scrapping the two-child benefit cap, and accused critics of targeting her because she is a woman Chancellor Rachel Reeves will be presenting the Budget on November 26 (Image: GETTY)

Rachel Reeves has blamed sexism for the stick she is getting over the Budget.

The Chancellor has begged Labour MPs to get behind her plans, including scrapping the two-child benefit cap, and accused critics of targeting her because she is a woman.

She said: “I don’t think even I had recognised the misogyny that still exists in public life. I’ll show the media, I’ll show the Tories, I’ll not let them beat me.”

The claims add to an already long list of factors she has blamed for poor public finances - including Brexit, Tory au

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