PM says he is ‘very supportive’ of spending watchdog but breach was a ‘massive discourtesy’ to parliament UK politics live – latest updates Keir Starmer has increased pressure on the head of the government’s spending watchdog over the budget leak by saying that while he was “very supportive” of the institution, a “serious error” had been made. The prime minister said the breach of market-sensitive information, shortly before Rachel Reeves delivered her statement last week, was a “massive discourtesy” to parliament. Continue reading...