Allegra Stratton: Forecast… Even More Trouble Ahead
“Starmer says Reeves didn’t mislead public ahead of Budget” will not have been the message of the day for Budget + 5 in the Treasury’s post-budget grid. The row over...
By Allegra Stratton · Bloomberg
“Starmer says Reeves didn’t mislead public ahead of Budget” will not have been the message of the day for Budget + 5 in the Treasury’s post-budget grid. The row over whether Rachel Reeves was transparent with Office for Budget Responsibility forecasts ahead of the budget is not abating - Starmer’s speech today was dominated by press questions about it. The PM wanted to force the press to focus on the cost of living but found himself mostly denying counts of lying.