Public wants ‘positive, proactive’ vision from Budget – poll

The public wants to hear how Labour will solve problems with the UK’s public services when the Chancellor announces the Budget on Wednesday (Hollie Adams/PA) - (PA Wire)

The public wants to hear a “positive, proactive vision” for growing the economy and restoring public services when the Chancellor delivers her Budget on Wednesday, a poll has found.

Polling by Ipsos on the eve of the Budget found 84% of people thought it was important to hear about Labour’s plans for improving public services during Rachel Reeves’s speech while 80% wanted to hear about plans to grow the economy.