Rachel Reeves accuses Jeremy Corbyn of trying to destroy Labour
Ms Reeves said the former Labour leader "tried to destroy my party" during his leadership, which saw two general election losses.
She predicted that the public would reject Mr Corbyn's unnamed new party, marketed as "Your Party", just as they rejected him twice before.
Ms Reeves dismissed Mr Corbyn's claim of over 500,000 sign-ups for his new movement.
The chancellor also said that Reform UK, not the Conservatives, is now Labour's main political rival.
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