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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Toby Helm Political editor

No bounce for the Tories after tax-cutting budget, poll shows

The chancellor leaving Downing Street for the House of Commons last Wednesday.
The chancellor leaving Downing Street for the House of Commons last Wednesday. Photograph: Thomas Krych/Shutterstock

Rishi Sunak has received no poll bounce after cutting taxes in last week’s autumn statement, according to the latest Opinium poll for the Observer.

Following a week in which the chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, described a reduction in national insurance as “the biggest tax cut on work since the 1980s” Labour’s lead has increased to 16 percentage points over the Tories.

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