Reeves says she did not lie about public finances amid row over deficit claims – UK politics live
Chancellor grilled on Sunday morning shows over whether she misled the public about the state of the economyLaura Kuenssberg said it is no longer “credible” for the chancellor to say her number one priority is growth as the budget has made it more expensive for businesses to hire people and pushed up some business rates.The OBR forecasts the economy will expand by 1.5% this year, higher than the previous estimate of 1%.(The OBR) has assessed productivity over the last 14 years as having been lower than they previously expected. Now, I don’t think that the Conservative legacy should define Britain’s... [Continue Reading]
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Reeves says she did not lie about public finances amid row over deficit claims – UK politics live
Chancellor grilled on Sunday morning shows over whether she misled the public about the state of the economyReeves says freezing tax thresholds was “the right thing” to do to safeguard spending commitments, and investment in the NHS.Reeves is being interviewed by the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg. Rachel Reeves was told the Treasury “very deliberately” created the impression she had to put people’s taxes up to fill a “big gap in the public finances that simply didn’t exist”.I do not accept that at all. The OBR numbers themselves, which I agree with and we knew they were going to be published, they... [Continue Reading]
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Reeves says she did not lie about public finances amid row over deficit claims – UK politics live
Chancellor grilled on Sunday morning shows over whether she misled the public about the state of the economyRachel Reeves’s much-anticipated budget was undermined after the Office for Budget Responsibility’s economic forecast appeared online about 40 minutes before she announced her policies to the Commons.The chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility, Richard Hughes, has said he will continue to lead the watchdog unless he loses the confidence of the chancellor, the Treasury committee or parliament.We will get a report tomorrow, the report that looks at what happened about that budget leak. It was clearly serious. It was clearly a serious... [Continue Reading]
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Japan ‘One Piece’ singer stopped mid-performance as Japan-China relations sour
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John Terry claims Arsenal star ‘doesn’t like’ facing Chelsea defender Marc Cucurella
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‘In the presence of evil’: Manchester synagogue attack survivor on the day that shook British Jews
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Harrods warehouse staff underpaid by thousands of pounds after agency error
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‘Neighbourhoods buried under mud’: Sri Lanka floods death toll rises to 159
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Four killed in mass shooting at child’s birthday party in California
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Four killed in shooting at child's party in California
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Lessons not learned after Georgia Barter driven to suicide by abuse, says her mother
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Cappagh Hospital on target to reduce energy use by 26%
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Europe scrambles for African business amid global turmoil
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