By Kate Whannel
In a bid to put on a united front, the chancellor joined Sir Keir and Health Secretary Wes Streeting at a hospital in East London to launch plans for new neighbourhood health centres.
She gave a short speech but made no reference to her tears in Parliament and did not take questions from journalists.
Sir Keir praised his chancellor, telling the audience: “I think it’s just fantastic that she is here”.
He said decisions made by Reeves had allowed the government to “invest record amounts in the NHS”.
Asked if he had been aware that his chancellor had been crying next to him in the House of Commons, Sir Keir said he “hadn’t appreciated what was happening” as he was “literally up and down” answering questions.
“No prime minister ever has had side conversations in PMQs. It does happen in other debates when there is a bit more time, but in PMQs it is bang, bang, bang, bang.”
He said the incident was due to “a personal issue and I am certainly not going to say anything more about that”.
Speaking to Virgin Radio earlier in the day, the prime minister said all people could be caught “off guard” and that he had a long chat with Reeves after the incident.
“She’s very resilient and strong is Rachel,” he added.