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With the row deepening over budget leaks, who is most likely to replace Richard Hughes in the increasingly thankless role of chair?Had Richard Hughes not resigned as boss of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) on Monday amid the indignation over…
Official tells MPs there was lots of information appearing in the press that ‘wasn’t particularly helpful’Politics live – latest updatesBusiness live – latest updatesThe Office for Budget Responsibility complained to senior Treasury officials in the ru…
UK economy will grow faster than France, Germany and Italy but slower than US next year, report predictsBusiness live – latest updatesRachel Reeves has been warned by a leading thinktank that tight government spending and higher taxes will restrict con…
Discounts started earlier than usual as competition for customers hit ‘fever pitch’, says British Retail ConsortiumCompetition between retailers seeking to entice customers with early Black Friday deals led to a slowdown in shop price rises during Nove…
Keir Starmer has been pushed to defend his chancellor after she was accused of lying in the run-up to the autumn budget. Rachel Reeves is alleged to have misled the public by citing bleak economic forecasts from the Office for Budget Responsibility to …
Richard Hughes takes ‘full responsibility’ for watchdog error as Starmer attempts to secure chancellor’s positionThe chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility has resigned after a damning internal inquiry into the leak that threw Rachel Reeves’s bu…
Pippa and Kiran discuss the prime minister’s speech on Monday and ask whether it will take attention away from allegations that the chancellor misled the public with her budget statements. Plus: chaos at Your Party’s first conference Continue reading…..
PM says he is ‘very supportive’ of spending watchdog but breach was a ‘massive discourtesy’ to parliamentUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has increased pressure on the head of the government’s spending watchdog over the budget leak by sayi…
PM says he is ‘very supportive’ of spending watchdog but breach was a ‘massive discourtesy’ to parliamentUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has increased pressure on the head of the government’s spending watchdog over the budget leak by sayi…
Richard Hughes says he is stepping down in order to restore confidence in organisationQ: Yesterday you said Rachel Reeves was lying. Today you are saying she gave out false information. Are you still accusing her of being a liar?Badenoch replies: “Yes….