Richard Hughes said he took "full responsibility" for the shortcomings identified in the report; Rachel Reeves thanked him for his service The chairman of the Office ...

The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) monitors the UK government's spending plans and performance. Twice a year, it releases forecasts on the state of the economy and the public finances.

The chairman of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has resigned after an investigation into the leak of last week's budget criticised the watchdog's leadership. Richard Hughes stepped down ...

The shock resignation came for a very specific reason - the early release of Budget information - but the saga surrounding the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) will continue with a series of ...

The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has said the early publication of a key Budget document was the worst failure in its 15-year history but it was inadvertent. The UK's official forecaster ...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves poses outside 11 Downing Street, London, with her ministerial red box before delivering her Budget in the House of Commons (Frank Augstein/PA) (PA Wire) The chairman of the ...

The chairman of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has resigned following the Budget day error which saw a key document published early. Richard Hughes said ...

Britain risks an “explosion” in the national debt under Rachel Reeves’s spending plans, the Office for Budget Responsibility ...

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The chairman of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has resigned over the early publication of the watchdog’s forecasts. Richard Hughes said he was resigning to allow the OBR to “quickly move ...

Richard Hughes has served as chairman of the Office for Budget Responsibility since 2020 and was reappointed to the job in July. Chancellor Rachel Reeves poses outside 11 Downing Street, London, with ...