Andrew Neil trashes Rachel Reeves with savage 4-word slap down

has launched a furious four-word swipe at as fury over her controversial October Budget continues to soar.

Posting on X, the Chanecellor wrote: “Families are still struggling with the and I’m fighting to put more money in the pockets of working people.

“That’s why we protected their payslips with no rise in their national insurance, income tax or VAT, boosted the national living wage and froze fuel duty.”

But this sparked a blunt reply from Mr Neil, wo wrote: “This is desperate stuff.”

October 30 saw Ms Reeves deliver her highly anticipated Budget where, at surface level, it may seem like she left alone the ‘working people’ from hikes.

However, millions of Brits will be indirectly affected by the Budget due to the rise in Employers National Insurance (NI) by 1.2% and the reduction in the secondary threshold. This is the level at which employers start paying NI – it has decreased from £9,100 per year to £5,000.

The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has predicted “around 60%” of the increase in costs will be passed on to employees in the short term from April 2025 when the Budget is implemented.

Other social media users were quick to respond to the Chancellor’s post, with one person saying: “Inflation up today, new hiring down. Are you in an alternate reality?”

– another blow to the new Labour Government.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) announced today that Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation rose to 2.6% in the 12 months to November, up from 2.3% in the previous month.

Another angry X user posted: “But you increased NI for businesses and reduced the threshold to start paying it, so many will lose their job or not get a job, so you have essentially taken money from people’s pockets.”

A third person added: “You have ruined what little economic positivity there was in record time.

“2025 will be a disaster under your financial leadership for business, workers and their families.”