Jury out on Chancellor Reeves after £22bn black hole claim

THE jury is out on new Chancellor Rachel Reeves, according to a poll after she axed spending to fill what she claimed was a £22 billion black hole in the public finances.

- Nicholas Cecil

The Ipsos survey for the Standard showed four in 10 Britons say they “don’t know” whether they are satisfied or dissatisfied with the way she is doing her job as Chancellor.

The 41 per cent figure is higher than George Osborne, Philip Hammond, Sir Sajid Javid, Rishi Sunak, Kwasi Kwarteng and Jeremy Hunt received in the role.