It’s week two of budget black-hole gate. When will it all end? Probably after the May elections
Good times for Britain when the chancellor is saved by the Office for Budget Responsibility being slight…
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2025 › December › 02
OBR
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Reeves did not mislead on challenges facing UK ahead of Budget, says OBR official ○
Prof David Miles tells MPs the messaging given by the chancellor was "not inconsistent" with the situation she faced.
Reeves suffers another huge blow as surviving OBR staff throw her under the bus over Budget lies: Watchdog chiefs tell MPs they had to 'set the record straight' after misleading briefings about forecasts ⊖
Senior officials from the OBR said they had to 'set the record straight' on what forecasts the Chancellor had been given after 'unhelpful' information appeared in the media.
Will scapegoated OBR chief wield the knife on Reeves? Richard Hughes 'knows where bodies are buried' as Chancellor fights to cling on over Budget lies ⊖⊖
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Speculation is swirling about Richard Hughes' intentions after he dramatically quit as the head of the OBR following months of tensions with the Chancellor.
The most misleading thing about Rachel Reeves’s budget? Who it was really for | Aditya Chakrabortty ⊖⊖
Labour backbenchers have been cheering it as a win for the most vulnerable in socety. In fact it was aimed at the bond markets
The charge is a grave one: that Rachel Reeves has just lied to Britons, s…
OBR head's resignation leaves potential landmines for Reeves ⊕
Chancellor's next mission to find a respected and credible economist to run the OBR will require careful balance
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