59 m. ago OBR Budget blunder had happened before, damning report reveals

The report says ‘ultimate responsibility’ rests with the leadership of the OBR, raising major questions for the watchdog’s chair Richard Hughes

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72 m. ago OBR must ‘change completely’ how sensitive reports published after Budget leak

A review of the watchdog’s processes for publishing has been recommended.

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74 m. ago Reeves might not be the only one who made a fortune from the Budget! OBR leaks could have been happening for YEARS as one user 'was waiting for document to appear'

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.

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80 m. ago OBR chief on the brink as minister suggests buck for Budget leak stops with him

Treasury minister James Murray told the Commons that the government would be considering the 'serious' findings of a report into the episode.

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1 hour ago 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.

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1 hour ago OBR says inadvertent budget leak is ‘worst failure’ in its 15

Investigation finds organisation’s leadership over many years was to blame for error, and similar breach happened earlier this yearPolitics live –latest updatesBritain’s budget watchdog has said the early leak of its budget documents before Rachel Reeves made her speech was the “worst failure” in its 15-year history as it emerged a similar breach had occurred earlier this year.The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) said an investigation had found that the leadership of the organisation, over many years, was to blame for the early release of its Economic and Fiscal Outlook (EFO) document online nearly an hour before Reeves’s address last Wednesday. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago OBR report says Budget leak error also led to early Spring Statement access

Probe labels premature publication ‘worst failure’ in fiscal watchdog’s 15-year history

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2 h. ago OBR must ‘change completely’ how it publishes sensitive reports after Budget leak

A review of the watchdog’s processes for publishing has been recommended.

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2 h. ago Watchdog reveals reasons behind blunder that saw Budget details released early

The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) released key details of the Budget more than half an hour before Rachel Reeves stood up to deliver her speech to Parliament last week

Economics

3 h. ago Starmer’s priorities have changed. He needs to be honest about why

The prime minister’s claim that he always wanted to scrap the two-child benefit cap will cast doubt on his attempt to reassure voters – and his own cabinet colleagues – that he and the chancellor told the truth about tax rises, writes political editor David Maddox

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4 h. ago OBR chief could be forced to quit TODAY as Starmer swipes at 'serious error' after Budget leak and revelations over when it told Treasury there was no hole in public finances

Keir Starmer used a press conference to jibe at the 'significant error' over the Budget leak and question the judgment of the independent body.

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5 h. ago 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 parliamentUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has increased pressure on the head of the government’s spending watchdog over the budget leak by saying that while he was “very supportive” of the institution, a “serious error” had been made.The prime minister said the breach of market-sensitive information, shortly before Rachel Reeves delivered her statement last week, was a “massive discourtesy” to parliament. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago What lies beneath: How Rachel Reeves and her Treasury warned of a Budget black hole to justify tax rises

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.

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5 h. ago We didn't mislead anyone, claims Starmer as he desperately defends Reeves's Budget lies... and she now admits Cabinet WASN'T shown true OBR figures

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.

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7 h. ago Will Reeves take revenge on OBR chief TODAY? Watchdog's fate hangs in balance with Budget leak report

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to receive a report on the dramatic Budget leak that saw key documents made public nearly two hours early.

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8 h. ago 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

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.

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15 h. ago OBR chief in firing line for Budget leak: Reeves will not rule out sacking boss of watchdog that exposed Labour spin

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.

Economics

22 h. ago Rachel Reeves hits back at claims she misled public on Budget headroom

Both the Conservative party and the SNP have written to the Financial Conduct Authority asking for an investigation into The Chancellor’s comments

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24 h. ago More answers on extraordinary OBR Budget leak to be published soon

The investigation into the early release of Budget forecasts will report on Monday, the Chancellor has said

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29 h. ago Reeves drags Starmer into Budget lie chaos and says he approved her false warnings that justified monster tax raid

Amid rising fury at the way she softened up the public for monster tax hikes, Rachel Reeves initially dodged a straight question before insisting she had not lied.

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