Brits view Rachel Reeves as ‘incompetent’ as she prepares to deliver a make-or-break Spring Statement tomorrow.

Polling by More in Common revealed the word was the most popular response when people were asked to sum up the Chancellor.

It also exposed the scale of the gloom among the public, with nearly half not convinced the cost of living crisis will ever end.

Just 29 per cent believe that Labour will improve things for them personally.

The findings emerged with Ms Reeves set to impose £15billion of cuts at the fiscal event as she desperately tries to balance the books.

Stalling growth and rising debt interest costs – plus fears of a Donald Trump trade war – have wreaked havoc with plans made at the Autumn Budget.

The government unveiled £2billion in grant funding to deliver up to 18,000 new affordable homes in England this morning, as Ms Reeves tries to cool Labour anger at ‘austerity’ moves to slash benefits.

Polling by More in Common revealed ‘incompetent’ was the most popular response when people were asked to sum up the Chancellor – although ‘good’ also ranked highly

The government has unveiled £2billion in grant funding to deliver up to 18,000 new homes in England this morning, as Rachel Reeves (pictured on a visit with Angela Rayner) tries to cool Labour anger at ‘austerity’ moves to slash benefits

The survey also exposed the scale of the gloom among the public, with nearly half not convinced the cost of living crisis will ever end

Just 29 per cent believe that Labour will improve things for them personally