Budget 2024: No10 claim Hunt trying to ‘blame referee’ as OBR row heats up Politics Jeremy Hunt is trying to “blame the referee” amid a row over an OBR review into the previous government’s departmental spending plans, No10 has claimed. The former Chancellor has criticised the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) for choosing to publish its findings as to whether it was given adequate financial information from Conservative ministers ahead [...]
Borrowing figures show Reeves is in a fiscal bind ahead of Budget Economics The latest figures showed that borrowing in September exceeded expectations yet again, driven by higher government spending.