Duncan Barkes

Guest columnist

- 

ACHEL Reeves, his partner in crime, has proved that she does not possess the basic requirements to be a Chancellor with an economic vision that can be successfully implemented.

This observation is not based on sexism or mansplaining, as she might like to claim. Her woeful record speaks for itself and includes creating uncertainty in the run-up to the Budget with ill-judged announcements, along with placing additional costs on private businesses that has seen owners and entrepreneurs understandably give up.

As Labour struggle in the polls and the Prime Minister now carries the mantle of being the worst PM on record, a poor run of election results for Labour will see MPs and activists clamouring for a new leader and Chancellor.