OBR says its inadvertent release of budget report is ‘worst failure’ in its 15-year history – UK politics live
Office for Budget Responsibility says Rachel Reeves ‘had every right to expect that the [report] would not be publicly available until she sat down at the end of her budget speech’ Q: Yesterday you said Rachel Reeves was lying. Today you are saying she gave out false information. Are you still ...
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OBR says its inadvertent release of budget report is ‘worst failure’ in its 15-year history – UK politics live
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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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OBR Budget blunder had happened before, damning report reveals
December’s best savings accounts paying high interest after the Budget
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December’s best savings accounts paying high interest after the Budget
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Blow for Reeves as business confidence at near record low after Budget
Labour chancellor under pressure to do more to improve the prospects for economic growth
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Blow for Reeves as business confidence at near record low after Budget
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Watch: Keir Starmer defends Budget after claims Rachel Reeves misled public over tax hikes
Watch as Sir Keir Starmer defends Rachel Reeves after she has come under heavy criticism following last week’s Budget.
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Watch: Keir Starmer defends Budget after claims Rachel Reeves misled public over tax hikes
Sky News
Budget leak responsibility of OBR leadership, investigation finds
The leak of Rachel Reeves's budget was not the result of hostile cyber activity, but responsibility rests with the OBR's leadership, an investigation has found.
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Budget leak responsibility of OBR leadership, investigation finds
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Man refuses to appear in court over train attacks in Cambridgeshire
Anthony Williams is accused of the attempted murders of 13 people.
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Man refuses to appear in court over train attacks in Cambridgeshire
The Independent
Ex-Labour councillor appears in court over ‘Westminster honeytrap’ allegation
Oliver Steadman is charged with blackmailing then-senior MP William Wragg
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Ex-Labour councillor appears in court over ‘Westminster honeytrap’ allegation
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Suspect accused of mass stabbing on Huntingdon train refuses to attend court
Anthony Williams is also charged with a spate of knife attacks in Peterborough
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Suspect accused of mass stabbing on Huntingdon train refuses to attend court
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Man accused of Huntingdon train stabbings refuses to attend court
A man accused of a mass stabbing on an LNER train in Huntingdon last month and separate attacks over the previous 48 hours, could face a trial next year.
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Man accused of Huntingdon train stabbings refuses to attend court
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Chris Mason: Why, in my judgement, Reeves was misleading on one specific point
The Chancellor chose not to share some information on tax receipts in an unusual press conference, given before the Budget.
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Chris Mason: Why, in my judgement, Reeves was misleading on one specific point
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Regulator backtracks on Manchester to London 'ghost train' plan
Plans to ban passengers from the 7am peak train service between Manchester and London have been abandoned after a U-turn by the ORR.
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Regulator backtracks on Manchester to London 'ghost train' plan
The Guardian
Manchester-London 7am ‘ghost train’ to carry passengers after outcry over regulator’s decision
Avanti service was to have been axed from mid-December but would have still run because of needs out of Euston The express Manchester-London 7am Avanti service will take passengers after all, after the rail regulator conceded defeat in the face of public outcry over a ruling that would have left it ...
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Manchester-London 7am ‘ghost train’ to carry passengers after outcry over regulator’s decision
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US and UK agree zero tariffs deal on pharmaceuticals
The deal follows threats of tariffs as high as 100% on branded drug imports.
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US and UK agree zero tariffs deal on pharmaceuticals
The Guardian
UK and US agree zero-tariff pharmaceuticals deal
Agreement also calls for NHS to increase net price it pays for new medicines by 25% Business live – latest updates The UK government has sealed a deal with Donald Trump guaranteeing that zero tariffs will remain on the imports of UK pharmaceuticals into the US and commits Britain to higher spending ...
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UK and US agree zero-tariff pharmaceuticals deal
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US and UK agree zero tariffs on pharmaceuticals
The US has agreed to spare the UK from threatened trade tariffs on pharmaceutical products.