Rachel Reeves Budget Row Has Left Labour Even Less Trusted Than Liz Truss On The Economy

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

45% : He said the OBR had told the Treasury that tax receipts would be £16bn lower than previously thought, so it had been necessary to put up taxes to make up that shortfall.
35% : That compares to the 15% who still backed the Conservatives under Truss after she crashed the economy by promising £45 billion of unfunded tax cuts.
31% : Chancellor Rachel Reeves is under huge pressure amid claims she lied to the country about the state of the country's finances to justify putting up taxes by £26 billion.
28% : Reeves was forced on Sunday to deny she had lied to the public, insisting she had always been clear about the need to put up taxes to boost public spending and give herself more "fiscal headroom", or spare cash, in case of emergencies.

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