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- Britain appoints Canada’s chief statistician André Loranger as national statistician.
- He replaces former ONS chief statistician Ian Diamond, who resigned on health grounds over a year ago.
- The ONS halted key labor market estimates, including unemployment, in 2023 because of accuracy doubts.
- Interim UK Statistics Authority chair Penny Young said Loranger will improve data and prepare Census 2031.
