Voters have lost faith in Labour on economy

VOTERS have lost confidence in Labour's ability to manage the economy, as Rachel Reeves prepares to deliver a tax-raising Budget on November 26.

- By Jonathan Walker

Exclusive polling shows 77% of people fear their standard of living is getting worse, with a majority expecting costs to rise further over the next six months.

The prospect of soaring food and energy bills is a particular concern.

The Ipsos survey also found voters were not convinced by Ms Reeves’s efforts to shift the blame for tax rises on to the last Conservative government or Brexit, with six in 10 people who believe the economy is in a bad state blaming “decisions made by the current Labour Prime Minister, Keir Starmer and Chancellor Rachel Reeves”.