Seven in 10 British people believe that Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt are to blame for the UK going into recession, according to a recent poll.
A Savanta survey of 2,109 UK adults between February 23 and 26 found that 71 per cent of all voters blamed Mr Sunak and his finance chief Jeremy Hunt for the country going into recession. It turns out that he believes he is personally responsible.
The poll, commissioned by the Liberal Democrats, found that even among those who voted Conservative in 2019, 61% believe two globalist politicians are to blame for the economic decline. daily mail report.
By comparison, 86% of Labor voters and 74% of Liberal Democrat voters in 2019 blamed Mr Sunak and Mr Hunt for the recession.
Mr Sunak and Mr Hunt took power in 2022 after a palace coup against short-term chancellor Liz Truss that was said to restore economic order and growth, but their high-tax policies have so far Not achieving results.
Last month, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed that the UK economy contracted by 0.3% in the October to December period, following a 0.1% decline in the July to September period. This means that the country has experienced a decline in GDP for two quarters and has been judged to be in a technical recession.
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The poll comes as Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt, who has overseen the highest tax burden on Americans since the Second World War, prepares to unveil his Spring Budget. next general election.
Appearing on the BBC on Sunday, Mr Hunt poured cold water on hopes that deep cuts would soon be made to struggling citizens, repeating over and over again that he was “sensible”.he Said: “The least conservative thing I could do is borrow more and cut taxes. But I would like to move to a lower-tax economy, where I can do so responsibly, and I would like to move in that direction.” We want to show you the way.”
When asked whether the government should focus on cutting spending or cutting taxes, the neoliberal politician said:
“The only way to deliver something like that is to spend the money we spend on public services more efficiently.”
Support for the Conservative Party has collapsed under Sunak, with recent opinion polls showing that just 20% of British people support the ruling party after failing to deliver on the two biggest challenges facing the British people – the economy and mass immigration. The results show support.
Meanwhile, Reform UK, the populist right-wing rebel party founded by Nigel Farage, won a record 14% of the vote last week, putting it well within striking distance of the Conservatives. British Reform Party leader Richard Tice has argued that the government should scrap left-wing environmental policies that have given people billions of dollars in tax breaks.
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