OPINION - Why is it all going so wrong for Rachel Reeves?

Rachel Reeves has had a shaky start as Chancellor. Her decision to remove universal winter fuel payments has been condemned right across the political spectrum. It has been attacked by everyone from Trade Union leaders to her predecessor as Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt. Even top Labour figures such as Ed Balls seem baffled by her approach. The Canterbury MP, Rosie Duffield, cited the decision as one of the reasons she resigned the Labour whip.