The chancellor faces her toughest challenge yet in a Budget that will define the government's future, writes Laura Kuenssberg.

From the outside, the run-up to Rachel Reeves’s announcement has looked chaotic, and many see the future of the chancellor and PM in the balance

The chancellor faces her toughest challenge yet in a Budget that will define the government's future, writes Laura Kuenssberg.

Strategists also want to see spending cuts, growth-boosting proposals and inflation-busting measures, however.

It's tricky to guage exactly what we're going to get when Chancellor Rachel Reeves finally unveils her spending and taxation plans on Wednesday.