Voters said the Prime Minister, Liz Truss, was found 'hopelessly wanting' today as she toured radio stations in the face of growing fears over the UK economy.
Ms Truss spoke on several regional BBC radio stations - from Leeds to Norfolk - with listeners taking to Twitter to slam her responses to certain questions, with one saying she 'crumbled' as she gave answers.
They were her first public comments since the Chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng's, mini-budget and statement plunged the financial markets into turmoil.