The Morning Mail poll: What is the most important cause of Britain's economic woes?

Published: 00:16, 17 April 2026 | Updated: 00:16, 17 April 2026 Rachel Reeves branded Donald Trump's war on Iran a 'mistake' as she laid the ground to dodge blame for the looming problems at the IMF meetings in Washington. The Chancellor said: 'We've never been clear about what the goals of this conflict is, which is why the impacts in our economy, but also here in the US economy and around the world, and particularly for our allies in the Gulf, like Saudi and Qatar and the UAE, are so immense.'  But what do you think is the most important cause of Britain's economic woes? Have your say in the Morning Mail poll. Vote now and you'll find the final results in the Morning Mail newsletter. No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.