Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch’s duelling speeches in split screen TV appearances gave us an early glimpse into how their response to next week’s Budget will play out.

Both accused Rachel Reeves of mishandling the economy and failing to control public spending amid a spiralling welfare bill, leaving the Chancellor with no option but to raise taxes . Never mind the red-on-red attacks from her own Labour Party , this was the right (almost) uniting to sock it to the Government.

With just a week to go before Reeves stands up in the Commons , Labour has demonstrated a masterclass in chaos, uncertainty and worry for voters.

Reeves made her dramatic breakfast speech a fortnight ago to signal she was willing to break a manifesto pledge and raise income tax. The plan, while un

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