Rachel Reeves and Jeremy Hunt clash over public finances

Chancellor Rachel Reeves and former chancellor Jeremy Hunt have traded blows in a row over the state of public finances. Speaking to the BBC, Ms Reeves defended her decision to scrap winter fuel payments for around 10 million pensioners.She said she had found a "black hole" in the public finances and "had to act" to "fix the mess".But Mr Hunt denied that he had hidden a massive shortfall in the amount of money…