A letter from the Office for Budget Responsibility revealed it told the Chancellor that the spending gap would be much smaller, leading to claims she had ‘lied to the public’
What you need to know about the latest row engulfing Rachel Reeves following the controversial Budget announcement
- The Chancellor has been accused of misleading the country over “hard choices” needed to fill a £30billion black hole.
- The Budget on Wednesday followed weeks of warnings from Rachel Reeves including a speech that suggested tax rises were needed on November 4.
- But a letter from the Office for Budget Responsibility published on Friday (November 28) revealed it told the Chancellor as early as September 17 that the gap would be much smaller. It later informed her in October the spending gap had closed altogether.
- Tory leader Kemi Badenoch said it showed Ms Reeves had “lied to the public”.
- The PM’s spokesman said: “In the speech that she gave here (Downing Street), she talked about the challenges the country was facing and she set out her decisions incredibly clearly at the Budget.”
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