Rachel Reeves will stand to deliver her second Budget this afternoon as the least popular Chancellor in this country’s history. According to Ipsos’ records, which stretch back to the 1970s - before the Winter of Discontent - just 11% of British voters are satisfied with the way she is doing her job.

This has fallen from a height of 34% in July last year, a drop of 23 point. Astonishingly, Ms Reeves’s approval rating is even lower than Kwasi Kwarteng - Liz Truss’s Chancellor who delivered the infamous Mini-Budget in 2022 that crashed the markets and forced the pair out from power in less than 50 days. At his lowest ebb, Mr Kwarteng enjoyed support from 12% of British voters.

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