We asked which Labour politician is doing MOST damage to UK - and it isn't Rachel Reeves!

Who could have done this? In desperation, the Express launched a nationwide search to identify the culprit. We came up with three prime suspects: Rachel Reeves, Angela Rayner and Ed Miliband.

All three stand accused of spreading economic havoc, but who is the single biggest offender?

Yesterday we decided to put our trust in the courtroom of public opinion, and asked Express readers:

Reeves, Rayner and Miliband are all guilty of economic mismanagement, but only one can be named as the country's most dangerous minister.

To get to the truth, we enlisted three experts to put the case for the prosecution. Benjamin Elks, grassroots development manager at the TaxPayers' Alliance, took aim at Chancellor Rachel Reeves, accusing her of "economic vandalism".

"Her tax rises stripped £40billion from taxpayers," he said, while warning that her spending splurge is "a hammer to the national finances".

James Price, a former government adviser, pointed the figure at Angela Rayner for what he described as "a £5billion hit to business" through her proposed Employment Rights Bill. He added: "Rayner's Renters' Bill is a squatters' charter - and she's coming for our pubs next."

Finally, Andrew Montford, director of Net Zero Watch, went after Ed Miliband with Terminator-level intensity. "Like the robot in the movie, Miliband can't be reasoned with. His net zero policies are crushing industry, killing jobs and piling costs on consumers."

All three are leaving a trail of destruction. But which minister is the most culpable, according to you, the jury?

In a poll posted on the Express website, thousands gave their verdict.

Reader Dilliomorres couldn't separate them: "Can you imagine any of these three walking the street? They wouldn't make it to the other end. The country is going REFORM 100%..."

And Ihatecelebs said what many were thinking: "There should have been a category all of the above. The Labour cabinet is an economic disaster."

But while all three politicians were slammed, one name kept rising to the top.

Reader Cortina captured the mood: "The most dangerous man in Britain is Ed Miliband. His obsession with the totally unnecessary 'net zero' idea will, unless stopped, make us a full-on dysfunctional third world country within five years."

Neil_P added: "I said Miliband but in truth it's EVERY member of this Government, not just the three mentioned."

Sadly, we didn't include an option to vote for all of them. Voters had to choose. And the 'winner' is... Ed Miliband!

Yes, incredibly, the Energy Secretary - not our hamfisted Chancellor - was chosen as the Labour minister doing the most damage to Britain's economy.

In total, 3,458 readers voted:

• Ed Miliband: 1,522 votes
• Rachel Reeves: 1,519 votes
• Angela Rayner: 275 votes
• Don't know: 130 votes

Just three votes separated the top two, but it was Miliband who came out on top, proof that his unrelenting net zero crusade is turning the country against him.

That said, Reeves was hardly let off the hook. Her tax-hiking, debt-building, growth-choking policies put her just three points behind Miliband.

More surprising was the lack of votes for Angela Rayner. With just 275 ballots cast in her name, it seems the public hasn't yet felt the sting of her employment reforms, possibly because they haven't yet come into force.

But if her workers' rights shake-up fuels union strikes and spooks businesses from hiring staff, that could soon change.

One final reader comment summed up the whole sorry saga. Thevicarman wrote: "The most damaging politician is Keir Starmer. After all, he's the one who put these Muppets in their front bench positions."

It's hard to argue with that. Behind every criminal enterprise there's a Mr Big. In this case, it's the PM.