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Badenoch Calls for Reeves's Dismissal Over Budget Lies

11/29/2025

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Kemi Badenoch (Conservative) accuses Labour's Rachel Reeves (Labour) of lying to the public.
Badenoch calls for Reeves's dismissal.
A letter from the Office for Budget Responsibility chairman Richard Hughes shows he informed the chancellor on September 17 that finances were better.
On November 4, Reeves warned that weaker productivity could reduce tax receipts and may require capital-spending cuts.
The OBR confirmed Reeves had a surplus to meet fiscal targets.

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Kemi Badenoch (Conservative) accuses Labour's Rachel Reeves (Labour) of lying to the public.
Badenoch calls for Reeves's dismissal.
A letter from the Office for Budget Responsibility chairman Richard Hughes shows he informed the chancellor on September 17 that finances were better.
On November 4, Reeves warned that weaker productivity could reduce tax receipts and may require capital-spending cuts.
The OBR confirmed Reeves had a surplus to meet fiscal targets.