Majority of the public think Labour will fail to reduce poverty, study finds
(left to right) Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner during the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool. Picture date: Sunday September 22, 2024.
MOST people think Labour will fail to reduce poverty by the end of its current term in government.
Research from King’s College London (KCL) and the Fairness Foundation, published today, has found that four in 10 Labour voters expect this to be the case by 2029.
Polling carried out two weeks before the Budget also found a third of the public expects their standard of living will fall over the next five years.
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