Only two people in the audience liked the Budget.

The BBC Question Time audience delivered a brutal verdict on Rachel Reeves’s Budget.

Just two people put their hands up when asked by presenter Fiona Bruce whether they had liked it.

It came after two members of the audience made clear why they were unhappy with the chancellor’s financial package, in which she announced changes which will lead to nearly 1.8 million workers paying more income tax.

She also lifted the two-child benefit cap, adding to the already rising welfare bill.

One man said: “People don’t really want a lot. They want their bins collected on time, they want to be able to go to the doctors, get a dentist’s appointment, save a little bit of money and go on holiday every year.

“Unfortunately, this Labour government, you’re not giving people that hope that’s ever........

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