Amazingly there are 12% of voters who think Rachel Reeves does a GOOD job! Survey gives damning insight into Chancellor’s policy backlash
Barely one in ten voters believe that Chancellor Rachel Reeves is doing a good job, a poll has revealed.
The YouGov survey, published on the eve of the Chancellor’s spending review today, showed widespread disillusionment with her performance since taking office last year.
Just 12 per cent of people said Ms Reeves is doing a good job, while 53 per cent said she is doing a bad job – giving her a net approval rating of minus 41.
Ms Reeves even fared badly among Labour voters, with only 28 per cent voting in favour of her efforts, while 32 per cent condemned them.
A separate poll by the think-tank More In Common found that confidence in Labour’s ability to deliver on its promises has collapsed since the election.
The survey also revealed that the public has become tired of Labour blaming the country’s current problems on the previous Conservative government.
Ms Reeves and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer have repeatedly blamed the Tories for their economic inheritance, including claims of facing a £22billion ‘black hole’ in the public finances on taking office.
But the tactic seems to be wearing thin, with 54 per cent of voters saying Labour is wasting too much time blaming the Tories for its failures in office.
Barely one in ten voters believe that Chancellor Rachel Reeves (pictured) is doing a good job, a poll has revealed
Ms Reeves and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer (pictured) have repeatedly blamed the Tories for their economic inheritance, including claims of facing a £22billion ‘black hole’ in the public finances on taking office
The survey also found that 71 per cent of voters do not expect Labour to improve their lives, compared to just 29 per cent who do.
When the same question was asked just days after last year’s election, 54 per cent said they believed Labour would improve their lives, compared with 46 per cent who did not.
In addition to this, the poll suggests just a third of Labour voters believe the changes announced by
Ms Reeves in today’s spending review will be good for the country.
Among the wider public, that figure falls to just 15 per cent, compared with 26 per cent who believe the Chancellor’s expected spending splurge will make little difference and 32 per cent who fear decisions announced in the spending review will be generally bad for the country.
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