The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, withdraws from a scheduled appearance at a City of London event focused on global risks. According to reports, Reeves had been due to take part in a discussion at the City’s global risks summit around 11am. The decision is reported amid political pressure on Labour leader Keir Starmer, which outlets link to the circumstances surrounding the summit appearance. The coverage does not indicate that the withdrawal is connected to specific policy announcements at the event, but frames it as a change to the chancellor’s planned agenda. The reports also suggest the scheduled format involved a “chat” as part of the summit programming. Details about a replacement speaker or revised schedule are not included in the provided summaries. The reports agree on the core points: Reeves was scheduled to appear at the City of London global risks summit, she pulls out of that planned segment, and the timing is around the late morning slot mentioned in the coverage.