Labour has ruled out a “return” to the austerity seen in the 2010s, and still felt long after. However, critics inside the party continue to accuse Ms Reeves of just that, arguing that her rhetoric and policies bear an all-too-similar resemblance.

According to Ipsos, just 22 percent of people are “pleased” with Labour’s performance, and fewer than half of Labour voters—a fifth of whom regret voting for the party. Only a third of people think it is doing a better job than the Conservative government it replaced.

In her first major speech since becoming the UK's first female finance minister, Rachel Reeves has made it clear that Britain will not return to an era of austerity, despite the growing concerns over the state of the country's finances.