Rachel Reeves has been hit by a stark prediction as the boss of a major airline has suggested the Chancellor's time left in office will be limited to just a few months.
Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary has warned Mrs Reeves will be out of her job by Christmas and described her as "deadbeat".
The budget airline chief said in a scathing attack that Labour has committed itself to an "unsustainable" pledge not to raise taxes, accusing Mrs Reeves of not "getting business or growth".
He said: "Reeves will get fired or fall on her sword in the next 12 months. She’ll make a b***s of the Budget and I don’t think she’ll still be there at Christmas.
"They’ll have a new Chancellor with a three-and-a-half-year run into the next election who can move away from these unsustainable commitments that they won’t raise taxes."
Mr O’Leary said Labour needed to stop blaming the "black hole" in the Government’s finances that had stemmed from the Tories.
The Ryanair chief added: "The black hole wouldn’t be quite so big if the first two initiatives of the Labour Government had not been to pay off the junior doctors and the train drivers.
"I don’t think Labour has much credibility. I don’t think there is a lot of brain power at the top of the party."
Mr O’Leary took aim at Rachel Reeves
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Meanwhile, a damning new poll has suggested over half of voters think Keir Starmer should sack Rachel Reeves.
The poll, by YouGov for The Times, found 55 per cent said Sir Keir should sack Ms Reeves and only 16 per cent said she should remain in the job.
In a further blow, a majority of Labour voters want Ms Reeves replaced as chancellor, 41 per cent saying she should be sacked and just 30 per cent saying she should remain in post.
A whopping 82 per cent of Reform voters and 80 per cent of Tory voters think Ms Reeves should be booted from 11 Downing Street.
Rachel Reeves's poll ratings have taken a nosedive ahead of the Autumn Budget in October
| GETTYThe same YouGov poll found widespread pessimism about the economy in broader terms.
Only 10 per cent of voters expect their own personal finances to get better in the year ahead, with 90 per cent saying they had noticed food prices rising.
Meanwhile, Downing Street has seen a reshuffle of those close to both Sir Keir and Ms Reeves, as Darren Jones is now the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister, with James Murray taking his role as the Chancellor's deputy.
Chipping Norton MP Dan Tomlinson is taking on Mr Murray's role as the Government’s "growth mission champion."
Reacting to news of the reshuffle, Conservative chair Kevin Hollinrake said: "This chaotic reshuffle shows a Downing Street in crisis – totally distracted from fixing the damage they’ve done to the economy, jobs and small businesses.
"It’s like firefighters arguing about the hose whilst the house burns down.
"Inflation has doubled, borrowing costs have soared, and Britain is on the brink of a debt crisis, with working people left to pay the price through higher taxes.
"Only the Conservatives, under new leadership, will take a responsible approach to the public finances and ensure our economy grows whilst we live within our means."
Kevin Hollinrake slammed what he called a 'chaotic reshuffle'
| GettyFormer deputy governor of the Bank of England, Baroness Minouche Shafik, has also been hired as the prime minister's economic adviser, while James Lyons, the Director of Communications (strategy), is leaving after just a year in the job.
Reacting to the news, former Labour advisor Matthew Torbitt told GB News: "We're going to get the fourth different Director of Communications in five years
"Nothing is going to change, this is going to do the grand effect of absolutely nothing.
"Clear the decks, get somebody else in."