Majority of Brits More Concerned About Economy After Reeves’ Statement
Fresh polling from Ipsos paints a grim picture of public sentiment in the wake of Rachel Reeves’ spring statement. Out of 1,028 adults surveyed between the 26 – 27 March, only 19% of voters believe she’s doing a good job as Chancellor, with a hefty 51% rating her performance negatively – a jump of seven percentage points since just before the statement. That leaves her with a dismal net approval rating of -32, just five points above the lows of ex-Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng post-mini budget. And 7 points below the lows of former chancellors Sunak and Hunt…
As for the economy, the majority of Brits – 57% – feel more concerned than reassured by Reeves’ so-called ’emergency budget.’ While half back extra spending on affordable housing, training construction workers, and an additional £2.2 billion for defence, the public is divided on welfare cuts: 36% support them, while 35% are opposed. Meanwhile, 37% believe taxes are too high, 35% feel cuts have gone too far, and just 14% think the balance is right….
While Labour continues to blame the Tories and Liz Truss for ‘crashing the economy’, Reeves is turning out to be just as unpopular. Labour will soon need to come up with a new excuse. A job for new comms strategy director James Lyons…
