Rachel Reeves is facing public backlash over her Budget. Adrian Dennis/PA Wire

Chancellor Rachel Reeves should resign following a decision to extend the freeze on income tax thresholds in a move seen by voters as a breach of Labour’s manifesto, new polling has revealed.

The government is facing intense pressure over the way it conducted economic policymaking, with questions lurking over a potential breach of the Labour manifesto by extending stealth taxes while ploughing ahead with increases to welfare spending.

The latest City AM /Freshwater Strategy poll of UK voters reveals that a majority of Brits (57 per cent) believe Rachel Reeve s should resign in the wake of her controversial Budget, which hiked the tax burden by £26bn to build greater fiscal headroom and fund extra spending

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