An open letter to the Chancellor ahead of her Budget

Rachel Reeves has a tricky job to make 'ordinary people' feel a bit better off each month. She must target the rich, cut bills and deliver a plan to stimulate growth...

- GRAHAM HISCOTT, BUSINESS AND CONSUMER EDITOR, AND LEVI WINCHESTER, MONEY EDITOR

Dear Chancellor, When you stand up to deliver your Budget today, we have one overriding plea - to do everything in your power to relieve the cost of living pressure on Mirror readers and households across the land.

The past few years have been relentless, whether it be from sky-high energy bills and rocketing food prices to an increase in borrowing costs, and much more besides.

While there is some light at the end of the tunnel, with signs that inflation may have finally peaked, it is the compound impact of so many increases over time that has taken its toll.

We know what a dire mess Labour inherited from the Tories, leaving the Treasury with precious little wiggle room given the state of the public finances.