BRITAIN'S LIVING IN FEAR FOR ECONOMY

Fresh misery for Labour as shock poll reveals...

- David Williamson

• 15% think Reeves is doing 'good job'

• 67% against axeing winter fuel payment

BRITONS have delivered a damning verdict on Rachel Reeves's record as Chancellor with just 15% saying she is doing a good job and two thirds stating she was wrong to strip all but the poorest pensioners of winter fuel payments.

The depth of public fear about the state of the economy with nearly half expecting unemployment to go up and fewer than one in 10 thinking it will fall - has been revealed in exclusive polling by Ipsos. Half of those surveyed said the Chancellor was doing a bad job, making her less popular than predecessors Jeremy Hunt and Rishi Sunak.

Only Kwasi Kwarteng fared worse with 53% saying he did a bad job in September 2022 when he delivered Liz Truss's mini-Budget, which tanked the economy.

Shadow Chancellor Mel Stride said: "The Chancellor has shown appalling judgment. The public can see the consequences of Labour's disastrous Budget, their failed economic policies and broken promises.

"This Labour Chancellor is out of her depth and we're all paying the price." The polling found 52% of Britons are less confident the economy will grow as a result of her decisions. A mere 14% say they are more confident and only 15% think she is doing a good job.

Ms Reeves has united the country in opposition to her axeing of universal winter fuel payments for pensioners.