If the Conservatives aren’t trusted on the economy, what do they stand for? The key to the party becoming the most successful in the history of the democratic world has depended on its reputation for economic management. But in the wake of Liz Truss’s disastrous mini-Budget, soaring inflation and a cost-of-living crisis, that has taken a nosedive.
A recent poll by Ipsos MORI for the Evening Standard finds 29 per cent of adults named the Tories as the party they trust most to grow the economy, a fall of 13 points since September, leaving them neck and neck with Labour.
