Richard Hughes departs after investigation into how official forecaster accidentally published budget 40 minutes early
Richard Hughes, the chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility, has quit after…
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7 months ago
UK budget watchdog blames leak on ‘small team pressures’ ○
The OBR revealed there was a successful attempt to access an earlier version of a major March fiscal outlook.
OBR says inadvertent budget leak is ‘worst failure’ in its 15-year history ⊖⊖
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Investigation finds organisation’s leadership over many years was to blame for error, and similar breach happened earlier this year
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Britain’s budget watchdog has said the …
OBR could have been leaking Budget documents early for YEARS as tech blunder is blamed ⊖
The possibility was raised by a probe into the extraordinary episode that saw Rachel Reeves' package published 45 minutes before she started speaking last week.
Starmer raises pressure on head of OBR by saying budget leak was ‘serious error’ ⊖⊖
PM says he is ‘very supportive’ of spending watchdog but breach was a ‘massive discourtesy’ to parliament
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Keir Starmer has increased pressure on the head of the govern…
What lies beneath: How Rachel Reeves and her Treasury warned of a Budget black hole to justify tax rises - and what really happened with the public finances ⊖
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
There are calls for the Chancellor to quit after the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) watchdog revealed it had privately told her there was no huge black hole in the nation's books.
Will Reeves take revenge on OBR chief TODAY? Watchdog's fate hangs in balance with Budget leak report - after he revealed exactly when Chancellor knew there was no gap in finances to justify tax hikes ⊖⊖
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to receive a report on the dramatic Budget leak that saw key documents made public nearly two hours early.
How can lying Rachel survive? PM to hold press conference TODAY defending Chancellor Reeves's lies as even ministers say they were 'kept in dark' about OBR's positive figures ⊖
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
Keir Starmer is holding a press conference defending the Budget and begging Labour MPs to stick with his 'long term plan' amid recriminations at Rachel Reeves.
OBR chief in firing line for Budget leak: Reeves will not rule out sacking boss of watchdog that exposed Labour spin ⊖
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
The Chancellor will receive a report tomorrow on the 'serious' error that saw the Office for Budget Responsibility publish its crucial verdict on the Budget before giving her speech on Wednesday.
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