Office For Budget Responsibility Chief Resigns Over Accidental Leak Of Budget Report

Rachel Reeves leaves 11 Downing Street with her Treasury ministers. The Office for Budget Responsibility’s chief has resigned after it accidentally leaked its response to Rachel Reeves’s Budget. Richard Hughes quit on Monday, less than a week after the independent financial watchdog upended parliamentary procedure by unintentionally releasing its response to the Budget before the chancellor had even presented it to parliament. Related... Exclusive: Cabinet At War Over Claims Rachel Reeves Misled Them Before The Budget BBC Political Editor Says Rachel Reeves 'Misled' The Public In Run-Up To Budget Keir Starmer To Defend Rachel Reeves's Budget As Pressure Mounts On Embattled Chancellor