Starmer defends government's Autumn Budget amid controversy

Following the Autumn Budget on the 26 November, a cabinet minister who wished to remain anonymous told The Times that they felt misled by Starmer and Reeves over the Autumn Budget making process, and that Reeves did not inform the cabinet "the reality" of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) forecasts. On Sunday, the chancellor denied these claims. Following this, in a speech in central London today (1 December), Starmer defended the government's Budget, saying it "involved making necessary choices". "The Budget was a moment of personal pride for me," he added. The prime m...