During the election, Rachel Reeves promised growth would be her main priority. Instead, growth has collapsed on her watch . The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) did lift its estimate for this year to 1.5% on Wednesday, but lowered it for the next five years.

Lots of things are growing on Labour's watch though. Unemployment, inflation, borrowing, the national debt and deficit , and of course taxes and public spending. This is a disaster for hard-working taxpayers, but not just them. I’ve just spotted a deeper danger. Reeves has played a dirty trick on whoever follows her.

And that could spell trouble for Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch or Reform UK’s Nigel Farage , or whoever takes power after voters turf Labour out.

Reeves has hiked taxes by £66billion yet the nati

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