Recession Marks The Start Of A Difficult Weekend For Rishi Sunak

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

67% : "The UK's growth figures going in the wrong direction will likely put Sunak and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt under even more pressure from Conservative backbenchers to make significant tax cuts at next month's Spring Budget, which is scheduled for 6 March.
57% : Sunak and Hunt have publicly promised tax reductions will come next month but there are growing questions over just how much room they will have to do so in light of Thursday's economic data, potentially setting up a clash with tax cut-hungry Conservative backbenchers.

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