OBR Chairman Attacks Reeves and Starmer for Blaming Political Chaos on Watchdog

Things are hotting up in the Downing Street vs OBR skirmish as the watchdog’s chairman hits back at Labour briefings today. A showdown coming down the track…

Chairman Richard Hughes told the Commons Treasury Committee:

“I don’t really accept the characterisation that it was changes in our forecast that forced the Government to make any particular sort of policy decision.