On Wednesday, Rachel Reeves will stand at the despatch box in the House of Commons and deliver her Budget. The weeks leading up to this point have been turbulent for the Government.

Amid economic instability, the Office of Budget Responsibility downgraded its growth forecast, Reeves reportedly ditched her plans to hike income tax and break Labour’s manifesto pledge and who can forget the chaos sparked by a non-existent leadership challenge.

Regardless, the Chancellor has self-imposed fiscal rules to comply with and an estimated financial “black hole” of £20-30bn to close. This is undoubtedly a huge moment in the Chancellor’s political career – but can she survive it?

Economist Frances Coppola, political editor Hugo Gye and former chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng offer their perspective.

Chancellors and prime ministers sink or swim together. I have often recounted my own brief experience in the role. I have retold the story of my incredulity at Liz Truss’s decision summarily to sack me. It seemed obvious........

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